Welcome to Juntura ...

Juntura is located in Malheur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Juntura, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Juntura is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Juntura is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Juntura (for example, toward Burns), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area codes for Juntura: (541) & (458)<3>

The ZIP code for Juntura: 97911<4>

Communities near Juntura ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Juntura.

• Riverside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Drewsey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsey
  • Drewsey is located in Harney County
  • Former names for Drewsey:
  • Drusy
  • Gouge Eye
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drewsey <5>
• Harper
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Harper is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <5>
• Westfall ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
  • Westfall is located in Malheur 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 Juntura. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Juntura.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Juntura ...

Looking for more information about Juntura? 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 Juntura, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Juntura.

Adding Juntura to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Juntura 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 Juntura was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Juntura post office opened in 1890.

We also found Juntura in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Juntura.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

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