Welcome to Dakota Junction ...

Dakota Junction is located in Dawes County<1>.

The location of Dakota 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 Dakota 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 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Dakota Junction: Dakota Jct. (or less commonly used: Dakota Jctn.)

Dakota Junction is 3,240 feet [988 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dakota Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Dakota Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Dakota Junction: (308)

Communities Also Named Dakota Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dakota Junction - it's located in Minnesota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dakota Junction.

Communities near Dakota Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dakota Junction.

• Chadron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadron
  • Chadron is located in Dawes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadron <4>
• Whitney
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Dawes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <4>
• Bordeaux ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Bordeaux is located in Dawes County
• Horn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
  • Horn is located in Dawes County
• Crawford
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Dawes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
• Hay Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Springs
  • Hay Springs is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hay Springs <4>
• Oelrichs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oelrichs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelrichs
  • Oelrichs is located in Fall River County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelrichs <4>
• Belmont
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Dawes County
• Whiteclay
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteclay
  • Whiteclay is located in Sheridan County
  • Whiteclay has also been known as:
  • Pine Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteclay <4>
• Oglala
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglala
  • Oglala is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglala <4>

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 Dakota Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dakota Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dakota 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 Dakota Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dakota Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Dakota Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dakota Junction ...

Looking for more information about Dakota 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 Dakota Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dakota Junction.

Adding Dakota Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dakota 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 Dakota Junction was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dakota Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dakota Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dawes County: www.co.dawes.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/