Fort Johnson Map
Fort Johnson, formerly known as Akin, is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 491 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Fort Johnson is in the south part of the town of Amsterdam, west of the city of Amsterdam.
Around 1710, early Palatinate Germans began attempting settlement in the town, but in 1716, the natives sold a portion of the land now in the easterm part of the Town of Amsterdam to Philip Groat. This part of New York was part of the original Mohawk domain. In 1739, William Johnson, previously residing closer to Amsterdam, purchased land including the site of the village and established a mill in 1744. The original name used was "Mount Johnson."
Nearby cities include Mayfield, Galway, Esperance, Duanesburg, Delanson.