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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Johnsburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Johnsburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.

Below are the counties that are near Johnsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnsburg:

  • Fond du Lac County     (The home county of Johnsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
    • Malone
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Malone
      • From Johnsburg to Malone
    • Calvary
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calvary
      • From Johnsburg to Calvary
    • Calumetville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garnet
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Calvary
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
      • Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Linden Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladstone Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Minawa Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peebles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peebles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
      • Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peebles
      • From Johnsburg to Peebles
    • Saint Cloud
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dotyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dotyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
      • Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dotyville
      • From Johnsburg to Dotyville
    • Banner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown County
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
    • Brothertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Quinney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • New Holstein
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
      • New Holstein is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
    • Chilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockbridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Hayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Johnsburg to Brant
    • Harrison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hilbert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
      • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Potter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Saint John
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sherwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Lomira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Knowles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Theresa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kekoskee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kekoskee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
      • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Waupun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
      • Waupun is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
    • Mayville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
  • Manitowoc County
  • Outagamie County
  • Ozaukee County
  • Sheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
    • Elkhart Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
      • Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Glenbeulah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
      • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Plymouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cascade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Howards Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
      • Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
    • Adell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
      • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Sheboygan Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ourtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kohler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Random Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
    • Point Comfort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Black Wolf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
      • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
    • Stony Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oshkosh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitzgerald
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitzgerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
      • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fitzgerald
      • From Johnsburg to Fitzgerald
    • Fisk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Adella Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adella Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
      • Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
    • Pickett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Neenah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Reighmoor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Allenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Johnsburg.

Cemeteries Near Johnsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnsburg.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rothmann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rothmann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rothmann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taycheedah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taycheedah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taycheedah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrill Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrill Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrill Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (338 more) ...
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Anna Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anna Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anna Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Johnsburg had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.

  • Malone
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
    • Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Malone
    • From Johnsburg to Malone
  • Silica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
    • Silica is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Calvary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Calvary
    • From Johnsburg to Calvary
  • Calumet Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Harbor
    • Calumet Harbor is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Mount Calvary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
    • Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Calumetville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Marytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marytown
    • Marytown is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Peebles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peebles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
    • Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Peebles
    • From Johnsburg to Peebles
  • Jericho
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jericho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Jericho is located in Calumet County
  • Brothertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Taycheedah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taycheedah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taycheedah
    • Taycheedah is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Saint Cloud
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Dotyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dotyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
      • Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dotyville
      • From Johnsburg to Dotyville
    • Saint Anna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
      • Saint Anna is located in Calumet County
    • Charlesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesburg
      • Charlesburg is located in Calumet County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnsburg.

Newspapers Published in Johnsburg ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnsburg, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnsburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Johnsburg:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Johnsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8775, Longitude: -88.2902       In this case, the coordinates for Johnsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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