Alaska Gazetteer
Johnson River is a physical feature (stream) in Southeast Fairbanks (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Johnson River places it within the 99737 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Johnson River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads at terminus of Johnson Glacier, flows NE to Tanana River, 41 mi. SE of Delta Junction, Alaska Range |
| History: | "Named by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 82), USA, for Peder Johnson, Swedish miner and member of his party. Allen spells the given name ""Peter"" in his text, but in a letter Board on Geographic Names (BGN) in 1896 it was spelled ""Peder.""" |
| Borough: | Southeast Fairbanks (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.7219429016 |
| Longitude: | -144.623062134 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Johnson River: Johnson River.
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