Johnson, Arizona Explained

Johnson, Arizona
Settlement Type:Populated place
Pushpin Map:USA Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:Johnson
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Arizona
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cochise
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MST
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:4977
Coordinates:32.1031°N -110.0661°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Area Code:520
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:6470

Johnson is a populated place situated in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, on the east side of the Little Dragoon Mountains.[1]

History

The location began as a mining camp, and a post office was established there in 1900, with William De H. Washington as its postmaster.[2] The post office closed in 1929.[3]

Johnson's population was 317 in 1902.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnson (in Cochise County, AZ) Populated Place Profile . AZ Hometown Locator. November 30, 2016.
  2. Book: Arizona Place Names . Barnes . Will Croft . Arizona Place Names . 2016 . Tucson . 226 . 978-0816534951 .
  3. Web site: Post Offices, Arizona:Cochise County . postalhistory.com . November 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201075940/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AZ&county=Cochise&searchtext=&pagenum=2 . December 1, 2016 . dead .
  4. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.