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Welcome to Johntown ...

So far, we found very little information about Johntown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Johntown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Johntown, please Contact Us.


Johntown would have been located within present day Lyon County<2>.

Johntown was founded in 1854.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Johntown is 4,800 feet [1,463 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Johntown is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Johntown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Johntown was located: 775

Communities Also Named Johntown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Johntown - they are located in Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Johntown ...

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Johntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johntown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.