Welcome to Johnstone ...

Johnstone is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Johnstone is located in Val Verde County<1>.

Johnstone is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Johnstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Johnstone - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Johnstone ...

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

• Del Rio
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Del Rio is located in Val Verde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Rio <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Del Rio
  • From Johnstone to Del Rio
• Val Verde Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Val Verde Park is located in Val Verde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde Park
  • Val Verde Park has also been known as:
  • Val Verde Park Colonia
• Standart
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Standart is located in Kinney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standart
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Standart
  • From Johnstone to Standart
• Cienegas Terrace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cienegas Terrace is located in Val Verde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cienegas Terrace
  • Cienegas Terrace has also been known as:
  • Cienegas Terrace Colonia
• Lake View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake View is located in Val Verde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Amistad Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Amistad Village is located in Val Verde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad Village
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amistad Village
  • From Johnstone to Amistad Village
• Brackettville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Brackettville is located in Kinney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackettville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackettville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brackettville
  • From Johnstone to Brackettville
• Alamo Village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Alamo Village is located in Kinney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Village
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alamo Village
  • From Johnstone to Alamo Village
• Spofford
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spofford is located in Kinney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spofford
  • From Johnstone to Spofford
• Amistad Acres
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Amistad Acres is located in Val Verde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad Acres
  • Amistad Acres has also been known as:
  • Amistad
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amistad Acres
  • From Johnstone to Amistad Acres

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnstone ...

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

Adding Johnstone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnstone 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 (so far) for Johnstone was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnstone.