Johnson, Arizona
Johnson is located in Arizona
Johnson
Johnson
Location within the state of Arizona
Johnson is located in the United States
Johnson
Johnson
Johnson (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°06′11″N 110°03′58″W / 32.10306°N 110.06611°W / 32.10306; -110.06611
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCochise
Elevation4,977 ft (1,517 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-36360
GNIS feature ID6470

Johnson is a populated place situated in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, on the east side of the Little Dragoon Mountains.[2]

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.[3] The post office closed in 1929.[4] It has an estimated elevation of 4,977 feet (1,517 m) above sea level.[1]

Johnson's population was 317 in 1902.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Johnson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Johnson (in Cochise County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: Arizona Place Names. p. 226. ISBN 978-0816534951.
  4. "Post Offices, Arizona:Cochise County". postalhistory.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  5. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
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