Welcome to Johns ...

Johns is located in Rankin County<1>.

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

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

Johns is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Johns: (601) and (769)<4>

Websites for Johns ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Johns, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Johns ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Johns - they are located in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Johns ...

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

• Pearl
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
• Brandon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Richland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Florence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Magee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
  • Magee is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <5>
• Morton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
• Mendenhall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
  • Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <5>
• Raleigh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
• Pelahatchie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
  • Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <5>
• Polkville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
  • Polkville is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johns ...

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

Adding Johns to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Johns on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johns.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/