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Welcome to Johnstown ...

Johnstown is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

When the people of Johnstown refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Johnstowner<2>

Johnstown is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Johnstown: 870 & 327<4>

Communities Also Named Johnstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Johnstown - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Johnstown ...

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

  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tuckerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Diaz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Newark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Newark is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
  • Bradford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Swifton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Swifton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Weiner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Weiner is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Grubbs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Oil Trough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnstown ...

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

Adding Johnstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnstown 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 (so far) for Johnstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Johnstown post office opened in 1911. The Johnstown post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnstown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Johnstown 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 Johnstown may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johnstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Johnstown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Johnstown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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