Abandoned Record
About Johnson
Johnson is a ghost town in Kane County, in the U.S. state of Utah. It is located 12 miles east of the present-day city of Kanab, Utah.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Johnson, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Johnson is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Johnson
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1886 Kanab sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Cedar City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Johnson SE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Johnson SW sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Johnson sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Cedar City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Cedar City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Kanab sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Johnson Lakes sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Thompson Point sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Johnson
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Johnson": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Johnson, Utah": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q48815601.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).