Johnstown Center, Wisconsin

Johnstown Center, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Johnstown Center, Wisconsin
Johnstown Center, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°41′45″N 88°50′22″W / 42.69583°N 88.83944°W / 42.69583; -88.83944
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyRock
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1567257[1]

Johnstown Center is an unincorporated community located in the town of Johnstown, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

In 1854, land was purchased in Johnstown Center by the Rock County Board to establish the Rock County Poor Farm and Alms House. The institution became the Rock County Asylum in 1881.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Johnstown Center, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Rock Haven—History. 2015. Rock County, State of Wisconsin.


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