Welcome to Patton Junction ...

So far, we found very little information about Patton Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Patton Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Patton Junction, please Contact Us.

Patton Junction would have been located within present day Walker County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Patton Junction, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patton 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 Patton Junction: Patton Jct. (or less commonly used: Patton Jctn.)

Time Zone: The area where Patton Junction was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Patton Junction still existed, it would have been in the (205) area code.

Communities Also Named Patton Junction ...

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

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

Communities near Patton Junction ...

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

• Jasper
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Jasper
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Carbon Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
  • Carbon Hill is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Carbon Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Hill <4>
• Cordova
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
  • Cordova is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <4>
• Berry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Berry is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <4>
• Parrish
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
  • Parrish is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
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• Oakman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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  • Oakman is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Former names for Oakman:
  • Day's Gap
  • Marietta
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <4>
• Kansas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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  • Kansas is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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• Nauvoo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <4>
• Eldridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <4>
• Townley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
  • Townley is located in Walker County
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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 Patton Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patton Junction.

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

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

Adding Patton Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Patton Junction in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Patton Junction was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

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