Welcome to Johnson ...

Johnson is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Johnson is located in Terry County<1>.

Johnson is 3,440 feet [1,049 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Johnson is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Johnson (for example, toward Tatum (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Johnson: 806

Communities Also Named Johnson ...

While we believe that this Johnson is located in Terry County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Johnson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jasper and Montgomery County.

Beyond Texas, 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, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Tennessee, 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.

• Brownfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brownfield is located in Terry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <3>
• Sundown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sundown is located in Hockley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <3>
• Meadow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow is located in Terry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <3>
• Wellman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wellman is located in Terry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <3>
• Tokio ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tokio is located in Terry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokio <3>
• Lockettville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
• Seagraves
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Seagraves is located in Gaines County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagraves <3>
• Loop
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Loop is located in Gaines County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <3>
• Plains
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Plains is located in Yoakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <3>
• Ropesville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ropesville is located in Hockley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ropesville <3>

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.

We 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.