Johnsburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
A view from a car passing through western Johnsburg, Indiana, in 2013.
A view from a car passing through western Johnsburg, Indiana, in 2013.
Johnsburg is located in Indiana
Johnsburg
Johnsburg
Johnsburg is located in the United States
Johnsburg
Johnsburg
Coordinates: 38°13′04″N 86°57′20″W / 38.21778°N 86.95556°W / 38.21778; -86.95556
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
TownshipCass
Elevation
[1]
486 ft (148 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47523
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-38592[2]
GNIS feature ID449677

Johnsburg is an unincorporated community in Cass Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Johnsburg was one of the first railroad stations in the county.[4]

A post office was established at Johnsburg in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930.[5]

Geography

Johnsburg is located at 38°13′04″N 86°57′20″W / 38.21778°N 86.95556°W / 38.21778; -86.95556.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Johnsburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author. pp. 368.
  5. ↑ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.


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