Welcome to Johntown ...
So far, we found very little information about Johntown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Johntown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Johntown, please Contact Us.
Johntown would have been located within present day Dawson County<2>.
The location of Johntown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Johntown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
When the people of Johntown referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Johntowner<4>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Johntown is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Johntown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Johntown would have been located in the (706) & (762)<6> area codes.
Communities Also Named Johntown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Johntown - they are located in Nevada, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johntown.
Communities near Johntown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Johntown.
- Rolston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Northcutt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Dahlonega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <7>
- Hinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <7>
- Dawsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Dawsonville is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawsonville <7>
- Ball Ground
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Ball Ground is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball Ground <7>
- Ellijay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Ellijay is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellijay <7>
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <7>
- Lumpkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Johntown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johntown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Johntown. 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 Johntown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Johntown. See our Newspapers Page for Johntown.
Adding Johntown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Johntown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Johntown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Johntown post office opened in 1879.
We also found Johntown on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Johntown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Johntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dawson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Johntown refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Johntown may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johntown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |