Johnson County Sheriffs
| Sheriff | Time in Office |
| Daniel Hager | 1844-45 |
| Shadrach Preston | 1845-47 |
| Francis A. Brown | 1847-48 |
| James Godsey | 1848-49 |
| German W. Huff | 1849-51 |
| Joseph Daniel | 1851-54 |
| Alex Nickel | 1854-57 |
| Martin Franklin | 1854-57 |
| James A Ward | 1859-62 |
| William E Hill | 1862-64 |
| Henry Vaughan | 1864-65 |
| Alex W. Nickel | 1865-68 |
| J W Helton | 1868-72 |
| Samuel G. Wheeler | 1872-76 |
| S Y Wheeler | 1876 |
| George W. Auxier | 1876-79 |
| Lindsey Litteral | 1879-81 |
| George W. Auxier | 1881-83 |
| P M Rule | 1883-86 |
| H F Howes | 1886-87 |
| George W Auxier | 1887-91 |
| H S Howes | 1891-94 |
| Geo. W Auxier | 1894-98 |
| S P King | 1898-1902 |
| Samuel Stapleton | 1902 |
| Ashley Ward | 1902-1906 |
| Grant Daniel | 1906-1910 |
| Henry Ward | 1910-14 |
| George W Spears | 1914-18 |
| John Stambaugh | 1918-22 |
| Grant Daniel | 1922-26 |
| H B Adams | 1926-30 |
source: History of Johnson Co. Volume I by Mitchell Hall