Welcome to Girard Junction ...

Girard Junction is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of Girard 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 Girard Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Girard Junction is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Girard Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Girard Junction is located in the (814) area code.

Communities near Girard Junction ...

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

• Erie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Conneaut
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut
  • Conneaut is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut <4>
• Edinboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <4>
• North Kingsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
  • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <4>
• Borough of Fairview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Fairview
  • Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borough of Fairview <4>
• Albion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Conneautville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneautville
  • Conneautville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneautville <4>
• Cranesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
  • Cranesville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <4>
• Springboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
  • Springboro is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <4>
• Platea
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
  • Platea is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Girard Junction ...

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

Adding Girard Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Girard 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 Girard Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Girard Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/