Welcome to Johnsville ...

Johnsville is located in Bracken County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Johnsville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Johnsville is within the (606) 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, California, 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.

• Alexandria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Amelia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Amelia is located in Clermont County (OH)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia <4>
• Georgetown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Bethel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Clermont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
• New Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • New Richmond is located in Clermont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <4>
• Falmouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Pendleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
• Ripley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Augusta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Bracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>
• Felicity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity
  • Felicity is located in Clermont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felicity <4>
• Brooksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
  • Brooksville is located in Bracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Johnsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Johnsville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Johnsville 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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/