Welcome to Johnson ...

Johnson is located in Silver Bow County<1>.

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

Johnson is 5,800 feet [1,768 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Johnson is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Johnson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Johnson lies within the (406) area code.

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), Mississippi, 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.

• Butte - Silver Bow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
  • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
• Walkerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <4>
• Divide
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Divide is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <4>
• Moose Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
  • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
• Highland City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
  • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
• Glendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
• Melrose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
• Janney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
• Wise River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise River
  • Wise River is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise River <4>
• Ramsay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsay <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/