Johnson, Arizona

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Johnson (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°06′11″N110°03′58″W / 32.10306°N 110.06611°W / 32.10306; -110.06611
Country United States
State Arizona
County Cochise
Elevation
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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 ID6470 [1]

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

History

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnson, Arizona
  2. "Johnson (in Cochise County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: Arizona Place Names. p. 226. ISBN   978-0816534951.
  4. "Post Offices, Arizona:Cochise County". postalhistory.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  5. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.