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Welcome to Gurnee Junction ...Gurnee Junction is located in Shelby County<1>. The location of Gurnee Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Gurnee Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. A typical abbreviation for Gurnee Junction: Gurnee Jct. (or less commonly used: Gurnee Jctn.) Gurnee Junction is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Gurnee Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Gurnee Junction: (205) and (659)<4> Communities Also Named Gurnee Junction ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gurnee Junction - it's located in Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gurnee Junction. Communities near Gurnee Junction ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gurnee Junction.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gurnee Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gurnee Junction. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gurnee Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gurnee Junction. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gurnee Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Gurnee Junction. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gurnee Junction ...Looking for more information about Gurnee Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gurnee Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gurnee Junction. Adding Gurnee Junction to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gurnee Junction in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gurnee Junction was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gurnee Junction. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gurnee Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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