The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Johnson Township, established in March 1843 by the county commissioners, was one of the later areas of the county to be settled, it being originally included in the Big Miami Reserve and not open to white settlement until after the cession of 1838. The township's first white settlers were brothers George, William and Charles Thomas who arrived in 1839 and for two years were the only residents.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Johnson’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Johnson’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Johnson, decade by decade
1990s
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 Russiaville Interurban Depot in Russiaville, 8 miles away.
Johnson and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.