Welcome to Johnsville ...

Johnsville is located in Plumas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Johnsville is 5,180 feet [1,579 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Johnsville is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Johnsville lies within the (530) area code.

Communities Also Named Johnsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Johnsville - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Johnsville ...

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

• Portola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portola
  • Portola is located in Plumas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portola <3>
• Blairsden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsden
  • Blairsden is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsden <3>
• Graeagle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graeagle
  • Graeagle is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graeagle <3>
• C-Road
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
  • C-Road is located in Plumas County
• Clio
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Clio is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <3>
• Cromberg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromberg
  • Cromberg is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromberg <3>
• Mohawk Vista
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
  • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
• Valley Ranch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
  • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
• Whitehawk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
  • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
• Poker Flat
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
  • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnsville ...

Looking for more information about Johnsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Johnsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Johnsville.

Adding Johnsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnsville 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 Johnsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/