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 Cabell County<2>.

The location of Johnson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Johnson is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Johnson was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Johnson once stood is in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Johnson ...

While we believe that this Johnson is located in Cabell County, we know of another 2 West Virginia communities named Johnson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Barbour and Hampshire County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington 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.

• Huntington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <6>
• Hurricane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <6>
• Barboursville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <6>
• South Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <6>
• Kenova
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <6>
• Milton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
• Louisa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <6>
• Catlettsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
  • Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <6>
• Wayne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <6>
• Ceredo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
  • Ceredo is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <6>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/