JOHNSTONVILLE

JOHNSTON CEMETERY NEAR BIGGERS IS THE ONLY LANDMARK LEFT OF THE RIVER TOWN JOHNSTONVILLE, NAMED AFTER THE JOHNSTON FAMILY WHO LIVED THERE AND RAN A TRADING POST. IT CAME INTO EXISTENCE ALONG THE BANKS OF CURRENT RIVER WITH THE INFLUX OF THE OLD STEAMBOATS WHICH OPERATED FROM ST. LOUIS TO NEW ORLEANS. THIS SITE NEVER HELD MORE THAN A SMALL TRADING POST WHERE GOODS COULD BE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP. WHEN THE RAILROAD CAME THROUGH, RIVER TRAVEL DIED DOWN AND THESE SMALL STATIONS FADED FROM EXISTENCE.