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Welcome to Johns ...

Johns is located in Jefferson 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 1889.

Johns is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Johns lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Johns: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Johns ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Johns - they are located in Mississippi, North Carolina, 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.

  • Hoover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Alabaster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
    • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <5>
  • Bessemer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Homewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
  • Helena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
  • Hueytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <5>
  • Midfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
    • Midfield is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <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 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.<6>

From that list, the Johns post office opened in 1889.

We also found Johns on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johns.

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 Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johns - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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