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Johnson

Ghost town · Kane County, Utah

Johnson SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Johnson SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Johnson is a ghost town in Kane County, Utah. It is one of 3 former communities in Kane County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Johnson as a historical populated place: 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 37.0867° N, 112.3688° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townKanab, UT
Distance to it9.6 miles
Coordinates37.08665, -112.36881

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What's there now

Johnson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kanab, UT (population 4,950), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Day two of the trip It’s only about 120 miles from Old Paria to Yant Flat, so I had lots of time to spare. About five miles before reaching Kanab, I turned nort
Day two of the trip It’s only about 120 miles from Old Paria to Yant Flat, so I had lots of time to spare. About five miles before reaching Kanab, I turned nort · John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Johnson?

Johnson is in Kane County, Utah, at 37.0867, -112.3688.

How many ghost towns are in Kane County?

Kane County, Utah has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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