Johnson is an
unincorporated town
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and
Census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
in
Montgomery Township,
Gibson County,
Indiana
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,
United States
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. It is located roughly four miles west of
Owensville and eight miles north of
Poseyville
Poseyville is a town in Robb Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,045 at the 2010 census.
History
The town of Poseyville was originally called Palestine when the town was first surveyed and laid out by J ...
.
History
A post office was established at Johnson in 1914, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930. The community was named for Mr. Johnson, a railroad official.
The original site was just one of many villages for the Native American tribe of
Piankeshaw
The Piankeshaw, Piankashaw or Pianguichia were members of the Miami tribe who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation, therefore they were known as Peeyankihšiaki ("splitting off" from the others, Sing.: ''Peeyankihšia'' - "Piankeshaw Per ...
.
References
Unincorporated communities in Gibson County, Indiana
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