Our Genealogy Helper
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 Johnson (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 Johnson. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Johnson is located in Marathon County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Johnson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnson:
- Marathon County (The home county of Johnson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Glandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glandon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Nutterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Hatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ringle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ringle is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
- Norrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norrie is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Pike Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Schofield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Brokaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brokaw is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
- Wausau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Rothschild
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Elderon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elderon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Antigo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Phlox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Neva Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Deerbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Kempster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- White Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Elcho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Merrill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Gleason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Dudley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Irma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Zoar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Neopit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Neopit is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Alban
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Rosholt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Torun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Ellis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Polonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Aniwa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Birnamwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Eland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Mattoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mattoon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Wittenberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Regina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Regina is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Almon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Almon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Bowler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowler is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Tigerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Split Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Gresham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Middle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Leopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnson, see our County-by-County Page for Johnson.
Cemeteries Near Johnson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Johnson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zions Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forestville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Philomene Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chiber Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (93 more) ...
- Eland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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.<1>
While we didn't find Johnson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Hogarty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hogarty is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogarty
- Aniwa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Nutterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Hatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Elmhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elmhurst is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
- Birnamwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Callon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Callon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callon
- Norrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norrie is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Eland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Wausau Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau Junction
- Pike Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Antigo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wausau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Schofield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Wittenberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnson.
Newspapers Published in Johnson ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnson.
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 helpful 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 Johnson:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marathon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Langlade County
- Lincoln County
- Menominee County
- Portage County
- Shawano County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Johnson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |