Johnston Town
Johnston Town is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Johnston Town is located on West Virginia Route 20, 2 miles east-southeast of Princeton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Gladesville”, “Johnston Town, West Virginia”, and “Johnston Town, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mercer County Courthouse and Princeton Senior High School.
Mercer County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton, West Virginia was built in 1930–31 in the Art Moderne style. Designed by Alex B. Mahood, it is the most significant example of the style in southern West Virginia. Mercer County Courthouse is situated 2 miles east of Johnston Town.
Princeton Senior High School
School
Princeton Senior High School is located in Princeton, West Virginia and is the largest high school in Mercer County. The school is located at 1321 Stafford Drive in Princeton. Princeton Senior High School is situated 2 miles east of Johnston Town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenwood and New Hope.
Glenwood
Hamlet
Glenwood is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Glenwood is 3.5 miles southwest of Princeton. Glenwood is situated 1½ miles south of Johnston Town.
New Hope
Village
New Hope is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. New Hope is located on West Virginia Route 20, 4 miles west-southwest of Princeton. New Hope is situated 2 miles southwest of Johnston Town.
Princeton
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Princeton is a city of 6,347 people in West Virginia. It was established in 1838 and named for Princeton, New Jersey, where General Hugh Mercer — an apothecary from Fredericksburg, Virginia, for whom Mercer County was named — was killed in a Revolutionary War battle.
Johnston Town
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Mercer, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.3579° or 37° 21′ 28″ northLongitude
-81.14148° or 81° 8′ 29″ westElevation
2,612 feet (796 metres)Open location code
869W9V55+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 154113134OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Johnston Town” goes by many names.
- French: “Johnston Town”
- Irish: “Johnston Town”
- Italian: “Johnston Town”
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