Johnetta Ghost Town

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania40.6983, -79.6014

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
4.3 miFreeport, PA
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
22 miLivermore
Illustration of a north landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Johnetta. No free-licensed photo yet.

Johnetta is a former settlement in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, listed among the ghost towns of Pennsylvania.

On the map

20 mi40 miNatrona HeightsBrackenridgeFord CityOrchard HillsJohnetta
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Johnetta. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Freeport, PA, about 4.3 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pittsburgh, PA, 27 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Livermore22 mi southeast
  2. Ardara25 mi south
  3. Cokeville27 mi southeast
  4. Loop27 mi northeast
  5. Horatio35 mi northeast
  6. Dilltown35 mi southeast
  7. Walston37 mi northeast
  8. Wehrum38 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3620Jan4121Feb4927Mar6738Apr7449May8257Jun8462Jul8460Aug7854Sep6643Oct5233Nov4126DecJan: 3.2 inFeb: 2.4 inMar: 3.4 inApr: 3.8 inMay: 4.2 inJun: 4.7 inJul: 4.5 inAug: 3.8 inSep: 4.0 inOct: 3.1 inNov: 3.2 inDec: 3.2 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Schenley Lock 5.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Schenley Lock 5 station (USC00367863), 3.7 miles away. About 43.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationArmstrong County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.69833, -79.60139
Also known asJohnetta, Pennsylvania
SourcesWikidata Q60753415 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Johnetta ghost town?

In Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, at 40.6983, -79.6014. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Freeport, PA, about 4.3 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pittsburgh, PA, 27 miles away.

Can you visit Johnetta?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Johnetta?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Schenley Lock 5.

Are there other ghost towns near Johnetta?

Yes. Livermore (22 mi), Ardara (25 mi), Cokeville (27 mi), Loop (27 mi).

More ghost towns in Pennsylvania

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