BlockJohnstown, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1966. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43031. It stands on Kiber Run. The Survey maps it on the Johnstown quadrangle. 5,182 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,152 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1908 to 1966The same ground, surveyed 58 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Johnstown
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Johnstown Jaillisted 2003
Lynnwood Farmlisted 1979
Monroe Township Hall-Opera Houselisted 1981
Businesses named in the fire insurance atlases 8 records
- City HotelHotel, in the atlas of 1905 to 1913
- Harmers HotelHotel, in the atlas of 1905
- Hodges, J. B., Saw and Planing MillPlaning Mill, in the atlas of 1905
- Hotel BearHotel, in the atlas of 1913
- Johnstown Light and Water WorksWorks, in the atlas of 1905
- Presbyterian ChurchChurch, in the atlas of 1905
- SEET Kasser, R., WarehouseWarehouse, in the atlas of 1905
- Simpson & Co., Flour MillFlour Mill, in the atlas of 1913
Population over time
2 figuresJohnstown grew from 4,632 to 5,182 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,632 | |
| 2020 | 5,182 | +550 (+12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1908 USGS Granville quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Granville quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Johnstown quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
84,204 words on this townshipHistory of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, published 1881 names this settlement in its chapter on Monroe Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
In 1813 I)r. Oliver Bigelow, from New York State, who owned the southwest quarter of the township, laid out the town of Johnstown, which, however, until 1815, made little or no progress. In the latter year N. Alden, Henry Hoover. William Sellers and, probably, others made improvements in the town. From that time until 1830, the town and township increased rapidly in population. The town never grew, however, up to the expectation of its founders, and probably there are few if any more people there at the present time than in 1830. Although the houses are mostly strung along on either side of the main highway, the town was laid out in the form of a square with a large public square in the center, as were the towns generally in the county. This square, at present, looks like a vacant field. Trees have, however, been set out around it, which, if cared for, will one day beautify it The census, just completed, makes the population two hundred and seventy-eight. There are five stores of different kinds, three wagon shops, two harness shops and three blacksmith shops.
Passage source: History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, published 1881.
More than two-thirds of a century this little town has lived without that great civilizer the railroad, but it has come at last The track was recently laid, and although no passenger train has yet made its appearance, construction trains are running, and just now (September, 1880) a neat, little depot building is being completed.
Passage source: History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, published 1881.
There are six churches in this township. Among the first of these was the Monroe Baptist church, one mile north of Johnstown, organized in 1819, by Rev. George Evans. The original members of this organization were Jacob Baker, Richard Orpret, Washington Evans and wife, M. Hoover, John Clark and Abram Barlow. For ten years services were held in the private dwellings of the members and in the neighboring schoolhouses.
Passage source: History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, published 1881.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Monroe Township - it names this place 6 more 6 times.
Fires near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Johnstown in 2009, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 1,198 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,198 specimens collected within 10 miles of Johnstown between 1881 and 1975: 1,154 Animalia, 35 Fungi, 9 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. P. Morgan, A. P. Morgan; Ellis, A. R. Elliott and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hypoxylon atropunctatum (Schwein.) Cooke | 1896 | A. P. Morgan | Preston |
 | Hypoxylon mediterraneum (De Not.) Ces. & De Not. | 1896 | A. P. Morgan | Preston |
 | Hypoxylon microplacum (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) J.H.Mill. | 1896 | A. P. Morgan | Preston |
 | Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill, 1818) | 1863 | not recorded | USA, NNO-, OHIO*, GHOTA RIVER , |
 | Melanitta nigra americana (Swainson, 1832) | 1881 | not recorded | Ohio, USA |
 | Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1885 | Jones, J. (Jesse) | Ohio, USA |
 | Picoides pubescens medianus (Swainson, 1832) | 1886 | not recorded | Ohio, USA |
 | Colaptes auratus luteus Bangs, 1898 | 1888 | not recorded | Ohio, USA |
 | Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. | 1888 | E. Barrick | Fredonia |
 | Solanum emulans Raf. | 1888 | E. Barrick | Fredonia |
 | Puccinia seymeriae Burrill | 1890 | not recorded | Alexandria |
 | Sturnella magna magna (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1893 | N. G. Buxton | Johnstown |
All 1,198 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms near this place
30 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johnstown in 30 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 2 deaths and 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | 2 killed, 4 hurt, $110,000 | A microburst hit an egg facility causing the collapse of three large barns and damaging another. This resulted in the fatalities of two men working in one of the collapsed structures. A large rooftop air conditioning unit was also pushed off the roof of an adjacent administrative building. Around the area there were several trees down and numerous broken limbs. In addition to the fatalities, four injuries were also reported. |
| September 2000 | Tornado (F2) | Johnstown | $1,000,000 | A tornado tracked out of Delaware county across the northwestern part of the county and then continued into Knox county. The storm lifted briefly in spots but maintained a 25 mile track across the three counties, mainly in rural areas. Eleven homes received major damage and 4 received minor damage. Several barns and outbuildings were also destroyed. Twelve buildings at the Buckeye Egg Company were destroyed, trapping one million chickens inside. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $50,000 | Numerous trees were downed and two roofs were removed from houses due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $40,000 | Structural damage to one house in Monroe Township near Johnstown. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $8,000 | A few large trees and power poles were downed near U.S. 62 and Miller Church Road. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $5,000 | Multiple six inch diameter trees were knocked down. Several homes also had siding blown off. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $5,000 | Numerous trees were downed near Duncan Plains Road due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in town. Some of these were blown down on houses along Kasson Street. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $5,000 | Trees were downed on Oregon Street in Johnstown, and near the intersection of State Route 661 and Homer Road. |
| December 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $4,000 | Roof damage occurred to a home, along with a few trees being knocked down. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $3,000 | A few trees and power lines were downed. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $3,000 | Several trees were downed throughout Johnstown. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines were downed. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $3,000 | Several trees were knocked down in and around town. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $2,000 | A ten inch diameter tree was downed. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $1,000 | Several large limbs were downed due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $1,000 | Large branches were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Johnstown | - | High water was reported over a few roads in town. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Johnstown | - | High water was reported in several locations along Mink Road. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Johnstown | - | High water was reported on Route 62 in Johnstown. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Johnstown | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Johnstown | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Johnstown | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Johnstown | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Johnstown | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Johnstown | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Johnstown | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Johnstown | - | no account filed |
| November 2002 | Hail | Johnstown | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Millers Corners | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Green (historical) | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Tylers Corners | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Appleton | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Panhandle Corners | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Decrow Corners | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Croton | 5.9 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Johnstown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2666471 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048875. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.