Johnsonville, Illinois

About Johnsonville

Johnsonville, IL is a tiny community located in southern Illinois counting 71 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Johnsonville is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 338 residents per square mile.

📰 Johnsonville News Today

• Lonnie Holleman morningsentinel.com · Mar 31
• Johnsonsville closes Illinois meat plant Food Business News · Sep 6
• ACCIDENT INVOLVING ANHYDROUS TANKER FORCES JOHNSONVILLE SCHOOL EVACUATION wfiwradio.com · Apr 16
• Nearly 300 lose jobs after Johnsonville Foods announces sudden closure of Momence Packing Company facility in Illinois ABC7 Chicago · Jun 3
• Johnsonville closes Illinois manufacturing building, nearly 300 lose their jobs mystateline.com · Jun 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Johnsonville Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.21 sq mi.
• With 71 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Johnsonville

• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brush Creek Church Camp reviews ★
• Miller Shrub Swamp Nature Preserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Johnsonville

• Johnsonville Elem School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Johnsonville

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