Etymology

Johnson City

Today it means: A small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Kansas, United States. Full definition →

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The Kansas city is named in honor of railroad official A.S. Johnson; the Missouri unincorporated community after then-incumbent president Andrew Johnson; the New York village after George F. Johnson, who led Endicott Johnson Corporation; the Oregon city after founder Delbert Johnson, the Tennessee city after founder Henry Johnson, and the Texas city came from the founder James P. Johnson.

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