Welcome to Johnsonville ...

Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Johnsonville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Johnsonville is located in the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Johnsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Johnsonville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Johnsonville ...

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

• Halls Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
• Pigeon Roost
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Waverly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Camden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Spring Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• New Johnsonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <4>
• McEwen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
  • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <4>
• Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crossroads is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
• Bruceton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
  • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <4>
• Hollow Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Rock
  • Hollow Rock is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollow Rock <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 Johnsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johnsonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnsonville ...

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

Adding Johnsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Johnsonville post office opened in 1865.

We also found Johnsonville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnsonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/