Welcome to Johnstown Center ...

Johnstown Center is located in Rock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnstown Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Johnstown Center: Johnstown Ctr. (or less commonly used: Johnstown Cen., Johnstown Cent. or Johnstown Cntr.)

Johnstown Center is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Johnstown Center: 608 & 353<3>

Communities near Johnstown Center ...

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

• Janesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Janesville
  • From Johnstown Center to Janesville
• Beloit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beloit
  • From Johnstown Center to Beloit
• Whitewater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whitewater
  • From Johnstown Center to Whitewater
• Fort Atkinson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
  • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
• Elkhorn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkhorn
  • From Johnstown Center to Elkhorn
• Delavan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Delavan
  • From Johnstown Center to Delavan
• South Beloit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <5>
• Milton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milton
  • From Johnstown Center to Milton
• Edgerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edgerton
  • From Johnstown Center to Edgerton
• Walworth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
  • Walworth is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnstown Center ...

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

Adding Johnstown Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnstown Center 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 Johnstown Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnstown Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/