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Welcome to Johnson ...

Johnson is located in Jones County<1>.

Johnson is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Johnson: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Johnson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Louisiana (3), Michigan (4), Minnesota (2), 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.

  • Hattiesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Petal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <4>
  • Ellisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Richton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Sandersville is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Soso
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Ovett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
    • Ovett is located in Jones County
  • Antioch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Jones County
  • Goodluck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest 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 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johnson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Johnson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Johnson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.