Johnsburg, Indiana

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Johnsburg, Indiana
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
Elevation486 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[1]

Johnsburg is an unincorporated community in Cass Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Johnsburg was one of the first railroad stations in the county.[3]

A post office was established at Johnsburg in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnsburg, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author. pp. 368.
  4. ^ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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