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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Johnson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Johnson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Johnson, please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Johnson is historic, it would have been located within present day Cabell County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cabell County: Gallia (OH), Lawrence (OH), Lincoln, Mason, Putnam & Wayne.
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:
- Cabell County (The home county of Johnson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Sarah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
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- Salt Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melissa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Barboursville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
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- Hodges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
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- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
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- Fudges Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
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- Reid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Ona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guyandotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
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- Yates Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
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- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Layville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
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- Dodson Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
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- Morrisvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
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- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Horse Creek Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Julian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Julian is located in Boone County
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- Harless
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harless is located in Boone County
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- Manila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
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- Rock Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
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- Lory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lory is located in Boone County
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- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
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- Emmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
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- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Tornado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
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- Saint Albans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sattes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
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- Nitro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
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- Cross Lanes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
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- West Hamlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Hamlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Myra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
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- Portersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Kinder ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
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- Sweetland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
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- Spears ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
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- Wewanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
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- Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Yawkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
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- Harts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Big Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
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- Banco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Banco is located in Logan County
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- Whirlwind
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Chapmanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Troy Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Upland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Upland is located in Mason County
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- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hogsett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
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- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Dingess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
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- Greyeagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
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- Kermit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Hurricane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Scott Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Eleanor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fraziers Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
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- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Morgans Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Winfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Red House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Nestlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- Armilda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Kiahsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Buffalo Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Effie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Hubbardstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Ceredo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Lockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Durbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Catlettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Cliffside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Boltsfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Mavity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Cannonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Millseat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Princess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Denton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Denton is located in Carter County (KY)
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- Jeriel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Bellefonte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danleyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Raceland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Buchanan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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- Zelda ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Louisa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Potters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Stringtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Clifford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Five Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Fallsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Hode
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Beauty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lovely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Inez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Crown City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Bladen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Proctorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sybene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Athalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- South Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scottown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Linnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Andis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Coal Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
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.
- Cedar Cliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ramey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (999 more) ...
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keesee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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.
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.
- Bartram ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bartram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram
- Gilkerson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilkerson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkerson
- Bowen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sarah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- East Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Dickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dickson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Myra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Hamlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Barboursville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hodges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
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 45 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 West Virginia
- Pages specific to Cabell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Wayne County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Johnson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |