Welcome to Gurnee Junction ...

Gurnee Junction is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Gurnee 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 Gurnee 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 1911.

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

Gurnee Junction is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gurnee Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Gurnee Junction: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Gurnee Junction ...

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

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

Communities near Gurnee Junction ...

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

• Hoover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
• Vestavia Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestavia Hills
  • Vestavia Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vestavia Hills <5>
• Alabaster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <5>
• Bessemer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <5>
• Pelham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
• Helena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
• Calera
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
  • Calera is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <5>
• Hueytown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
  • Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <5>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Montevallo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
  • Montevallo is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevallo <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gurnee Junction ...

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

Adding Gurnee Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gurnee 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 Gurnee Junction was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/