Welcome to Johnsons Bayou ...

Johnsons Bayou is located in Cameron Parish<1>.

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

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

Johnsons Bayou is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Johnsons Bayou: (337)

Communities near Johnsons Bayou ...

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

• Port Arthur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
  • Port Arthur is located in Jefferson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Arthur <4>
• Sabine Pass
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabine Pass
  • Sabine Pass is located in Jefferson County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabine Pass <4>
• Cameron
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Cameron Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <4>
• Groves
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
  • Groves is located in Jefferson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <4>
• Bridge City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
  • Bridge City is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <4>
• Port Neches
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Neches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Neches
  • Port Neches is located in Jefferson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Neches <4>
• West Orange
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
  • West Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <4>
• Orange
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Hackberry
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <4>
• Orangefield
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangefield
  • Orangefield is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangefield <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 Johnsons Bayou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johnsons Bayou.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnsons Bayou ...

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

Adding Johnsons Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnsons Bayou.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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