Welcome to Johnson ...
So far, we found very little information about Johnson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Johnson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Johnson, please Contact Us.
Johnson would have been located within present day Kane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
Time Zone: The area where Johnson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Johnson, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
The Area Code where Johnson was located: 435
Communities Also Named Johnson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Johnson: This one is located in Kane County and the other is located in Salt Lake County.
Beyond Utah, 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, Texas (3), 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.
- Kanab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orderville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Kanab ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Kanab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanab
- Fort Kanab is located in Kane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Kanab
- From Johnson to Fort Kanab
- Clarkdale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarkdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Clarkdale is located in Kane County
- Clarkdale has also been known as:
- Clarkston
- Skoompa
- Skoots Pah
- Skootspah
- Skumpah
- Skutumpah
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarkdale
- From Johnson to Clarkdale
- Sixmile Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Village
- Sixmile Village is located in Mohave County (AZ)
- Mount Carmel Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kaibab
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaibab have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaibab
- Kaibab is located in Coconino County (AZ)
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.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Johnson. 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 Johnson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson. See our Newspapers Page for Johnson.
Adding Johnson to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Johnson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Johnson post office opened in 1871.
We also found Johnson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnson.
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 Johnson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Kane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |