Johnsonburg Borough

Johnsonburg Borough Hall is located at 100 Main Street, Johnsonburg PA 15845; phone: 814-965-5682.

Beginnings [1]

Johnsonburg — In Ridgway Township, has successively borne such names as Coopersburg and Quay, eventually receiving its present title from the traditional pioneer of the site, David Johnson. It was settled in 1810 and became a post office and borough in 1888. It is widely known for its large paper mill and tannery. Population, 4,955.

1. Riesenman, Joseph, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania: Volume I, 1943, Lewis Historical Publishing Company