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Johnson’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Johnson. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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A post office was established at Johnson in 1914, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930. The community was named for Mr. Johnson, a railroad official.

The original site was just one of many villages for the Native American tribe of Piankeshaw.

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Famous people close to Johnson

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Jackie YoungJackie YoungPrinceton · 11 miValeska SurattValeska SurattOwensville · 9 miThe Amazing CriswellThe Amazing CriswellPrinceton · 11 miMack V. WrightMack V. WrightPrinceton · 11 miCharles Bixler HeiserCharles Bixler HeiserCynthiana · 7 miWilliam F. ParrettWilliam F. ParrettBlairsville · 13 mi
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Johnson, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 photo
Johnson, IndianaCommonsJohnson, Indiana2016
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Johnson is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Johnson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Haubstadt State Bank in Haubstadt, 1.2 miles away.

Johnson and the nearest listed places

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Haubstadt State BankCharles Sweeton HouseMcJohnston Chapel and CemeteryHooker-Ensle-Pierce HouseWelborn-Ross HouseBozeman-Waters National Bank

Closest to Johnson

Haubstadt State BankHaubstadt · Building1.2miCharles Sweeton HouseCenter · Bungalow/Craftsman8.9miMcJohnston Chapel and CemeteryCenter · Built 18809miHooker-Ensle-Pierce HouseCenter · Building11miWelborn-Ross HousePrinceton · Building11.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Haubstadt State Bank’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Johnson?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Johnson’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Haubstadt📜 Fort Branch📜 Scott📜 Union

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