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Johnson Indiana Map

Explore Johnson, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Johnson, Indiana

How to Use This Johnson, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Johnson, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Johnson.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityJohnson
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyGibson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude38.277823
Longitude-87.745861
Population379
Density65.3 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code47665
Area Code812
County SeatPrinceton
School DistrictSouth Gibson School Corporation

About Johnson, Indiana

Johnson is a locality in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 379. The population density is 65.3 people per km². Johnson is located at 38.2778°N, 87.7459°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 47665.

Johnson occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Midwest where the horizon line stays low and steady against the heavy, seasonal clouds. It lies 11.3 miles north-northwest of Martin, IN (from Martin, IN: bearing 340°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south of Mount Carmel. The Johnson Drain cuts a deliberate path through the dark, loamy soil, serving as the primary artery for the surrounding grid of fields that shift from the pale green of early corn to the brittle gold of harvest. Four miles to the west, the water settles into the quiet, still basin of Broad Pond, while the distant, hazy blue rise of the Foote Pond Hills provides the only vertical break in an otherwise level landscape. The air here holds a particular weight at dusk, cooling rapidly as the shadows stretch long across the furrows, creating a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely routine.

History in Johnson remains anchored to the labor of the soil, with a local economy that still leans heavily on the rhythm of planting and the machinery required to move the yield. Residents maintain a quiet connection to the nearby Tern Bar Slough, a sanctuary where the tall grasses and wetlands offer a reprieve from the relentless geometry of the surrounding farmland. The architecture of the center features sturdy, functional brickwork, reflecting a legacy of pragmatic industry rather than ornamental display. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, defined by the maintenance of equipment, the changing light over the open plains, and a collective focus on the land that has sustained the families of Johnson for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Tern Bar Slough (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 358° N
  • Cane Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 343° N
  • Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.0 mi, 343° N · 20k acres
  • Gibson Lake Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 358° N
  • Wabash River - Mount Carmel (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 301° NW
  • Saunders Woods (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 017° N
  • Beall Woods State Park (Nature Reserve) — 6.9 mi, 320° NW
  • Beall Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.0 mi, 323° NW
  • Gibson County Visitors & Tourism (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 060° NE
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.9 mi, 061° NE
  • Fifty-Eighth Indiana Regiment Monument (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 061° NE
  • Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 061° NE
  • Shalev: Angel of Compassion (Public Artwork) — 14.2 mi, 225° SW
  • Paul Tillich Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 226° SW
  • Thrall's Opera House (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 225° SW
  • Matthias Scholle House (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 225° SW
  • Archaeological Dig (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 226° SW
  • George Keppler House (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 225° SW
  • 1830 Owen House Jacquess Parlor (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 225° SW
  • Hoosier Salon (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 225° SW
  • New Harmony Contemporary Gallery & Shop (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 225° SW
  • Maximillian Bodmer Exhibit (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 225° SW
  • The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 226° SW
  • Murphy Auditorium & USI New Harmony Theatre (Theatre) — 14.6 mi, 225° SW
  • Harmonie State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 217° SW
  • Merchand Bridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.5 mi, 158° S
  • Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.2 mi, 159° S · 2,073 acres
  • John James Audubon State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 158° S
  • Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 46.4 mi, 210° SW · 274k acres
  • Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 54.2 mi, 066° NE · 204k acres

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About This Johnson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Johnson, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.277823, -87.745861. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Johnson includes the ZIP code (47665), telephone area code (812), county seat of Gibson County (Princeton), and school district assignment (South Gibson School Corporation).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.