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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Johnson had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.

  • Staley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Staley is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Colton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pullman Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
  • Uniontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunshine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunshine is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Pullman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Moscow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
  • Whelan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Whelan is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
  • Genesee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wawawai ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wawawai is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawawai
  • Cornwall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornwall is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Joel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Joel is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
  • Shawnee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Lenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lenville is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
  • Fallon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fallon is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
  • Silcott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Silcott is located in Asotin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
  • Viola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mayview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mayview is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Lewiston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
  • Howell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Howell is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Almota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Almota is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
  • Palouse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Asotin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Juliaetta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Colfax
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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.
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