Welcome to Johnson County ...

Time Zone: Johnson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Wrightsville is the Seat for Johnson County.

Johnson County was founded in 1858. Johnson was created by taking area from Emanuel, Laurens and Washington Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Johnson had a population of 9,724 people. This is a decrease of 2.57% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,980 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnson represented 0.1% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Johnson County:

• Adrian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Johnson County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>
• Hodo
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodo
  • Hodo is located in Johnson County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,128 people
• Kite
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
  • Kite is located in Johnson County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <2>
• Wrightsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
  • Wrightsville is located in Johnson County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsville <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Georgia
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  • Website for the Georgia Archives

• Websites specific to Johnson County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Emanuel County
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  • Jefferson County
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  • Laurens County
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  • Treutlen County
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  • Washington County
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  • Wilkinson County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Cemeteries of Johnson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Georgia