Johnsburg, Indiana

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

Johnsburg, Indiana
A view from a car passing through western Johnsburg, Indiana, in 2013.
Johnsburg
Johnsburg
Coordinates: 38°13′04″N 86°57′20″W
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]

History

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

  1. 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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