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Welcome to Johnstons Station ...

Johnstons Station is primarily located in Lincoln County<1>. A portion of Johnstons Station extends into Pike County.

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

A typical abbreviation for Johnstons Station: Johnstons Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Johnstons Station for more information about variations on the name of Johnstons Station.

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

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

Area Codes for Johnstons Station: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Johnstons Station ...

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

  • McComb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brookhaven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Norfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
  • Bear Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Wellman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Bacots
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
  • Topisaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
  • Thompson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnstons Station ...

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

Adding Johnstons Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnstons Station 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 (so far) for Johnstons Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnstons Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johnstons Station - 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 Johnstons Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Johnstons Station 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.