Welcome to Cave Junction ...

The city of Cave Junction is located in Josephine County<1>.

The location of Cave 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 Cave Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cave Junction has a population of 1,976 people<3> (see below for details).

Cave Junction is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cave Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Cave Junction: (541) and (458)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cave Junction had an population of 1,976 people. This is an increase of 4.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 44.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cave Junction had a population of 1,883 people. This makes Cave Junction the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cave Junction represents 0.05% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 121st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,883 people, the population of Cave Junction increased 38.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,363 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cave Junction.

Communities near Cave Junction ...

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

• O'Brien
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
  • O'Brien is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <6>
• Selma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <6>
• Waldo ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Josephine County
• Brown City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
  • Brown City is located in Josephine County
• Wilderville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
  • Wilderville is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilderville <6>
• New Hope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Josephine County
• Williams
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <6>
• Murphy
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <6>
• Provolt
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provolt
  • Provolt is located in Jackson County
• Redwood
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
  • Redwood is located in Josephine County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cave Junction ...

Looking for more information about Cave 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cave Junction, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cave Junction.

Adding Cave Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cave 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 Cave Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Cave Junction post office opened in 1936.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/