Welcome to Johnstonville ...

Johnstonville is located in Lamar County<1>.

The location of Johnstonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnstonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Johnstonville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Johnstonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Johnstonville: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Communities Also Named Johnstonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Johnstonville - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnstonville.

Communities near Johnstonville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Johnstonville.

• Griffin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <5>
• Locust Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
• Barnesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <5>
• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Butts County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Forsyth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <5>
• Zebulon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <5>
• Russellville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Monroe County
• Flovilla
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flovilla
  • Flovilla is located in Butts County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flovilla <5>
• Milner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
  • Milner is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milner <5>
• Williamson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Johnstonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johnstonville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Johnstonville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnstonville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnstonville. See our Newspapers Page for Johnstonville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnstonville ...

Looking for more information about Johnstonville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Johnstonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Johnstonville.

Adding Johnstonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnstonville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Johnstonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Johnstonville post office opened in 1839.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnstonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/