Welcome to Johns Run ...

Johns Run is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johns Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Johns Run is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Johns Run lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Johns Run: 606

Communities near Johns Run ...

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

Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <3>
Louisa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
Olive Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Olive Hill is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <3>
Fort Gay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
Sandy Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Carter County
Webbville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
Brammer Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
Bruin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bruin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Bruin is located in Elliott 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 Johns Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johns Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johns Run ...

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

Adding Johns Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johns Run 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 Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Johns Run post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johns Run.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johns Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/