Welcome to Johnson ...

The village of Johnson is located in Nemaha County<1>.

The location of Johnson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Johnson has a population of 324 people<3> (see below for details).

Johnson is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Johnson: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Johnson had an population of 324 people. This is a decrease of 1.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnson had a population of 328 people. This makes Johnson the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Johnson represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 255th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 328 people, the population of Johnson increased 17.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 280 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Johnson.

Communities Also Named Johnson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, 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, West Virginia (3) 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.

• Nebraska City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska City
  • Nebraska City is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebraska City <6>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <6>
• Syracuse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <6>
• Tecumseh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
  • Tecumseh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <6>
• Humboldt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Richardson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <6>
• Peru
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
• Cook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Cook is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <6>
• Table Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Table Rock is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Rock <6>
• Talmage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
  • Talmage is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talmage <6>
• Dunbar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <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. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Johnson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnson ...

Looking for more information about Johnson? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Johnson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Johnson.

Adding Johnson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnson 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 Johnson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Johnson post office opened in 1873.

We also found Johnson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/