Johnston, South Carolina
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Johnston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29832. The Survey maps it on the Johnston quadrangle. 1,997 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 663 feet above sea level.
On record in Johnston
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Johnston Historic Districtlisted 1983 · 0.1 miles away
Population over time
2 figuresJohnston fell from 2,362 to 1,997 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 | 2,362 | |
| 2020 | 1,997 | -365 (-15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Johnston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Johnston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 508 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | TRENTON |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
33 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johnston in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 19 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 tornado. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Johnston | 2 hurt, $500,000 | An F2 tornado touched down west of Johnston and moved into the community just after 8 pm EDT causing major damage to several homes and businesses. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Johnston | 1 hurt | Tornado damage began in Edgefield County on the east side of Johnston near Winthrow Avenue and continued northeast into Saluda County. Widespread hardwood and pine trees were uprooted and snapped causing damage to multiple homes and vehicles. Most of the damage was EF-0 and EF-1 in Edgefield County. Widespread large hardwoods were uprooted and snapped with some trees having the bark stripped off. One female received minor injuries when a branch fell on her vehicle causing her windshield to shatter. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | $10,000 | Sheriff reported numerous trees down in Johnston, some near Hwy 283. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | SCDOT in Edgefield County reported trees down on Blanch Baptist Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported trees down along Hwy 121 north of Johnston. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Johnston | - | Trained spotter sent pictures of at least quarter sized hail. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | A pine tree fell on a home on Hillcrest Dr in Johnston, causing minor damage to the roof and snapping a power cable. Time estimated. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | A few trees and a power line were downed along Mims Ave near Hwy 121 in Johnston. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | Trees were downed near the First Baptist Church. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Johnston | - | Public reported, via social media, baseball size hail on Lee St. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | Roof was blown off a furniture store. Widespread straight line wind damage in Johnston with dozens of large hardwood trees uprooted. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | Highway Department reported trees down on Waterworks Road. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Johnston | - | The public reported nickel size hail in Johnston. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Johnston | - | Quick Stop reported nickel size hail. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Johnston | - | SKYWARN spotters reported quarter to golf ball size hail in the Johnston area. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Johnston | - | Highway patrol reported a tornado near Johnston. NWS storm survey confirmed a touchdown southeast and east of Johnston. Trees and powerlines were down on McCreight, Old Plank, Waterworks, and other secondary roads with no structural damage. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | COOP observer reported trees down and roof damage to a home in Johnston. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Johnston | - | Quarter size hail reported by Sheriff department. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | Trees and power lines reported down on Woodyard Rd. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Johnston | - | COOP Observer reported ping pong ballsize hail. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Johnston | - | Public reported golf ball size hail. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | Emergency Manager reported several trees down on Derrick and Mile Bridge roads. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | Highway Patrol reported a couple trees down on Luke Bridge road. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | Sheriff reported several trees down in and around Johnston. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Johnston | - | An F1 tornado went through Johnston and destroyed one 12x24' wood frame building, damaged a couple of businesses and a few homes. The tornado hit in exactly the same spot that an F2 hit almost 5 years ago to the date! |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | Sheriff reported large limbs and trees down in and around Johnston. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | Sheriff reported trees down on Land Bland Rd. in Johnston. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | SKYWARN spotter reported trees down. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | Power lines down from thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Johnston | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Johnston | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bouknight | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Mathais Crossroads | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Huets Crossroads | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Trenton | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Parkhill | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Pine House Crossroads | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Edgefield | 7.4 miles | 12 |
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 Johnston | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2193099 | 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 1246191. 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.
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.






