Near Barnesville in Lamar County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Johnstonville Historic District

Johnstonville Community Clubhouse

Photographed by David Seibert, January 25, 2007

1. Johnstonville Historic District Marker

Inscription. Built in 1915 as the Johnstonville School. The school closed its doors in late 1945 and the building became the Johnstonville Community Clubhouse. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in America on November 2, 2000, along with 7,000 acres in the Johnstonville Militia District.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1857.

Location. 33° 5.332′ N, 84° 4.474′ W. Marker is near Barnesville, Georgia, in Lamar County. It is at the intersection of Johnstonville Road and Van Buren Road, on the left when traveling west on Johnstonville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barnesville GA 30204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johnstonville – 1821 (within shouting distance of this marker); Goggans, Georgia (approx. 1.4 miles away); Barnesville Post Office (approx. 5.1 miles away); Barnesville Railroad Depot (approx. 5.3 miles away); Women of the Confederacy (approx. 5.3 miles away); Confederate Hospital (approx. 5.3

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miles away); Confederate Hospitals (approx. 5.3 miles away); Barnesville Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barnesville.

Photographed by David Seibert, April 2, 2011

2. Johnstonville Historic District Marker

Johnstonville Community Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, April 2, 2011

3. Johnstonville Community Center

Built in 1915 as the Johnstonville School, which closed in 1945. The building then became the Community Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,785 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 21, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.