Welcome to Johnson ...

Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish<1>.

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

Johnson is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Johnson: 985

Communities Also Named Johnson ...

While we believe that this Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish, we know of another 2 Louisiana communities named Johnson. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Calcasieu and Saint Mary Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 61 communities that are also named Johnson - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan (4), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Johnson ...

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

• Thibodaux
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
  • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <4>
• Gramercy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gramercy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramercy
  • Gramercy is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gramercy <4>
• Lutcher
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
  • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <4>
• Sorrento
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
  • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <4>
• Edgard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgard
  • Edgard is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgard <4>
• North Vacherie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Vacherie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
  • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
• Paulina
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
  • Paulina is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulina <4>
• Reserve
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Reserve is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <4>
• Vacherie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vacherie
  • Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vacherie <4>
• South Vacherie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vacherie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
  • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnson ...

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

Adding Johnson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Johnson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnson.