Editing Johnson Creek, Wisconsin (section)

==History==
The first two settlers were Charles Goodhue and Timothy Johnson, the latter of whom also founded nearby [[Watertown, Wisconsin|Watertown]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ott|first=John|title=Jefferson County Wisconsin AND ITS PEOPLE, p. 243|url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS9143|publisher=The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company|access-date=June 19, 2023|date=1917}}</ref> The creek was named for Timothy Johnson, the first settler on the creek.  The station was first called Belleville up until 1872, this caused it to be confused with another [[Belleville, Wisconsin]].  The post office has always been named Johnson Creek and in 1872 it was found that priority of settlement should be given to Mr. Johnson, and hence the name was changed to honor him.  [[Johnson Creek (Rock River tributary)|Johnson Creek]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA88|year=1908|page=88}}</ref>

Johnson Creek was founded where the [[Union Pacific]] railroad crosses [[Johnson Creek (Rock River tributary)|Johnson Creek]] just above where the stream empties into the [[Rock River (Mississippi River)|Rock River]]. The Union Pacific spur currently runs from [[Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin|Fort Atkinson]] to Clyman Junction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/localgov/docs/railmap.pdf|title=Wisconsin Department of Transportation Assistance programs|access-date=January 21, 2008|archive-date=August 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823225156/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/localgov/docs/railmap.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The economy is now more dependent on [[Interstate 94]]. A large [[outlet mall]] shopping complex was built in 1998 to capitalize on this traffic. The once famous hotel and supper club, [[The Gobbler]], was in Johnson Creek.