Welcome to Johnstown ...

The village of Johnstown is located in Brown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnstown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

When the people of Johnstown refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Johnstowner<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Johnstown has a population of 59 people<4> (see below for details).

Johnstown is 2,600 feet [792 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Johnstown is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Johnstown: (402) and (531)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Johnstown had an population of 59 people. This is a decrease of 7.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnstown had a population of 64 people. This makes Johnstown the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 64 people, the population of Johnstown increased 20.75% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 53 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Johnstown.

Communities Also Named Johnstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Johnstown - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (3), Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Johnstown ...

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

• Ainsworth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
  • Ainsworth is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <7>
• Long Pine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
  • Long Pine is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Pine <7>
• Wood Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
  • Wood Lake is located in Cherry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Lake <7>
• Meadville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
• Arabia ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arabia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
  • Arabia is located in Cherry County
• Norden
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
  • Norden is located in Keya Paha County
• Springview
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
  • Springview is located in Keya Paha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springview <7>
• Bassett
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
  • Bassett is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bassett <7>
• Sparks
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Sparks is located in Cherry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <7>
• Elsmere
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in Cherry 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 Johnstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johnstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnstown ...

Looking for more information about Johnstown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Johnstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Johnstown.

Adding Johnstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnstown 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 Johnstown was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/