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Welcome to Johannisburg ...

Johannisburg is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Johannisburg is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Johannisburg: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Johannisburg ...

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

  • Shiloh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • 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)
  • Breese
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • 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)
  • Sparta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Smithton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Baden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Nashville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Johannisburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johannisburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johannisburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Johannisburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Johannisburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.