Welcome to Johns ...

Johns is located in Scotland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johns, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Johns is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Johns: (910)

Communities Also Named Johns ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Johns - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Johns ...

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

• Laurinburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
  • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <4>
• Bennettsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Bennettsville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennettsville <4>
• Hamlet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <4>
• Dillon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
• Red Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Red Springs is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Springs <4>
• Pembroke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Maxton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
  • Maxton is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <4>
• McColl
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
  • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <4>
• Rowland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Rowland is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <4>
• Wagram
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
  • Wagram is located in Scotland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <4>

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 Johns. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johns.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Johns. 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 Johns.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johns ...

Looking for more information about Johns? 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 Johns, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Johns.

Adding Johns to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johns 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 Johns was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Johns post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johns.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Scotland County: www.scotlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/