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Welcome to Johnnie ...

Johnnie is located in Nye County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnnie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Johnnie is 3,310 feet [1,009 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Johnnie is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Johnnie lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Johnnie: (775)

Communities near Johnnie ...

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

  • Crystal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Amargosa ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amargosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa
    • Amargosa is located in Nye County
    • Amargosa has also been known as:
    • Amargosa Station
    • Amagoshe
    • Anorgosa
    • Johnnie Siding
  • Pahrump
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mercury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Death Valley Junction
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Evelyn ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
    • Evelyn is located in Inyo County (CA)
  • Amargosa Valley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Scranton ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Inyo County (CA)
  • Indian Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lila C ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lila C have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lila C
    • Lila C is located in Inyo County (CA)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnnie ...

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

Adding Johnnie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Johnnie post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnnie.

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

The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johnnie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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