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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 Johnsonville (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 Johnsonville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.

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

  • Sheboygan County     (The home county of Johnsonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
    • Howards Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Plymouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkhart Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Sheboygan Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenbeulah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Kohler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ourtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheboygan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cascade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Adell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Oostburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
    • New Holstein
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Hayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Johnsonville to Brant
    • Brothertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Potter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Quinney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Brillion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
      • Brillion is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
    • Stockbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Harrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint John
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge County
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
    • Saint Cloud
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Banner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Graham Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Armstrong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • 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 Johnsonville to Calvary
    • Mount Calvary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Dotyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • 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 Johnsonville to Dotyville
    • New Prospect
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Garnet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
      • Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Johnsburg
      • From Johnsonville to Johnsburg
    • Malone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • 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 Johnsonville to Malone
    • Calumetville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Fane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manitowoc County
  • Ozaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
    • Sauk Trail Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Belgium
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Kohler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Church
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Fredonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
    • Holy Cross
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Waubeka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Port Washington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Saukville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saukville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
      • Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
  • Washington County
  • Winnebago County

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

Cemeteries Near Johnsonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnsonville.

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 Johnsonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Saron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John German Evangelical Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John German Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John German Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. George Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elkhart Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhart Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhart Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Johnsonville had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Sheboygan County
  • Howards Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Rhine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
    • Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
  • Ada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Sheboygan County
  • Sheboygan Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenbeulah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Millhome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Waldo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mosel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosel
    • Mosel is located in Sheboygan County
  • Greenbush
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Sheboygan County
  • Louis Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Meeme
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeme
    • Meeme is located in Manitowoc County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cascade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibbsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville
      • Gibbsville is located in Sheboygan County
    • Weedens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedens
      • Weedens is located in Sheboygan County

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

Newspapers Published in Johnsonville ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnsonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnsonville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnsonville.

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 websites either 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 Johnsonville:

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

The official website for Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<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 Johnsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7983, Longitude: -87.9098       In this case, the coordinates for Johnsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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