"Johnson Corner" in the San Gabriel Mountains

missy · Post by **missy** » Sat May 15, 2021 6:55 pm

Been seeing this label called "Johnson Corner" in the San Gabriels for quite some time now. I never really cared to research it, but search results are futile. Does any one know the origin of this place name ? It's located by Ross Mtn

34.30697574200183, -117.75170023458487

Post by **dima** » Sat May 15, 2021 7:35 pm

Where are you seeing this? Is this google's secret data, or something?

Post by **dima** » Sat May 15, 2021 11:51 pm

So I now know where Google got it: from the USGS. Their "place names" database lists it:

https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138: ... n%20Corner

It doesn't say much though.

Post by **Sean** » Wed May 19, 2021 3:37 pm

I think it's a mistake. GNIS classifies it as a "populated place" which doesn't make sense.

Post by **dima** » Wed May 19, 2021 3:48 pm

Yeah, it's not right. There're lots of such "populated places" in their database. I'm more annoyed at the unclear citation, which makes it impossible to tell where the name came from. For what it's worth, I looked around in the newspapers, and found nothing significant. But I did learn that Iron Fork used to be well-known for its fishing. And I found some old article describing in detail the planned road in the 1930s.