Johnson, Arizona

Coordinates: 32°06′11″N 110°03′58″W / 32.10306°N 110.06611°W

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Johnson, Arizona
Populated place
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Coordinates: 32°06′11″N 110°03′58″W / 32.10306°N 110.06611°W / 32.10306; -110.06611
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Cochise
Elevation ^[1]	4,977 ft (1,517 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (MST)
Area code	520
FIPS code	04-36360
GNIS feature ID	6470^[1]

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

History

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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]

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

References

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^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnson, Arizona
^ "Johnson (in Cochise County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
^ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: Arizona Place Names. p. 226. ISBN 978-0816534951.
^ "Post Offices, Arizona:Cochise County". postalhistory.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Cochise County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Bisbee
Cities	Benson Bisbee Douglas Sierra Vista Tombstone Willcox
Towns	Huachuca City
CDPs	Bowie Dragoon Elfrida McNeal Mescal Miracle Valley Naco Palominas Pirtleville St. David San Simon Sierra Vista Southeast Sunizona Sunsites Whetstone
Other populated places	Bakerville Black Diamond Cochise Double Adobe Forrest Hereford Johnson Kansas Settlement Lewis Springs Lowell Nicksville Pomerene Portal Ramsey South Bisbee Vanar Warren
Ghost towns	Apache Cascabel Charleston Contention City Courtland Dos Cabezas Dragoon Springs Ewell Station Fairbank Fittsburg Fort Bowie Fort Newell Fort Rucker Galeyville Gleeson Hilltop Paradise Pearce Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate Sunnyside Tres Alamos
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