Welcome to Johannisburg ...

Johannisburg is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johannisburg, 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.

Johannisburg is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Johannisburg is within the (618) area code.

Communities near Johannisburg ...

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

• Shiloh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <4>
• Mascoutah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah
  • Mascoutah is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascoutah <4>
• Breese
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breese
  • Breese is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breese <4>
• Lebanon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Freeburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <4>
• Sparta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Smithton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <4>
• New Baden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
  • New Baden is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <4>
• Nashville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Trenton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <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 Johannisburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johannisburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johannisburg ...

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

Adding Johannisburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johannisburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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