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Johnson

Ghost town · Jones County, Iowa

Monticello quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Monticello quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Johnson is a ghost town in Jones County, Iowa. It is one of 5 former communities in Jones County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Johnson as a historical populated place on the Scotch Grove topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.1492° N, 91.0329° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleScotch Grove
Elevation857 ft
Nearest living townOnslow, IA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID465531
Coordinates42.14918, -91.03292

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What's there now

Johnson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Onslow, IA (population 306), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 857 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Johnson?

Johnson is in Jones County, Iowa, at 42.1492, -91.0329.

How many ghost towns are in Jones County?

Jones County, Iowa has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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