Welcome to South Junction ...

South Junction is located in Wasco County<1>.

The location of South 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 South Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

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

South Junction is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for South Junction: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named South Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named South Junction - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba and New York.

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

Communities near South Junction ...

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

• Madras
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
  • Madras is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <5>
• Metolius
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metolius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metolius
  • Metolius is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metolius <5>
• Antelope
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Antelope is located in Wasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <5>
• Shaniko
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaniko
  • Shaniko is located in Wasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shaniko <5>
• Mecca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
• Warm Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Warm Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <5>
• Simnasho
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho
  • Simnasho is located in Wasco County
• Ashwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
  • Ashwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashwood <5>
• Wapinitia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
  • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
• Donnybrook ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
  • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
  • Former names for Donnybrook:
  • Axehandle
  • Kilts

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Junction ...

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

Adding South Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Junction post office opened in 1911.

We also found South Junction mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.or.us/

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