Welcome to Congress Junction ...
So far, we found very little information about Congress Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Congress Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Congress Junction, please Contact Us.
Congress Junction would have been located within present day Yavapai County<2>.
The location of Congress Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Congress Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
A typical abbreviation for Congress Junction: Congress Jct. (or less commonly used: Congress Jctn.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Congress Junction is 3,040 feet [927 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Congress Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Congress Junction was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
If Congress Junction still existed, it would have been in the (928) area code.
Communities near Congress Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Congress Junction.
- Wickenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickenburg
- Wickenburg is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickenburg <5>
- Glen Ilah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ilah
- Glen Ilah is located in Yavapai County
- Stanton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Yarnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnell
- Yarnell is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarnell <5>
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Camp Date Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Date Creek
- Camp Date Creek is located in Yavapai County
- Octave ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Peeples Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples Valley
- Peeples Valley is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peeples Valley <5>
- Constellation ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constellation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constellation
- Constellation is located in Yavapai County
- Kirkland Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Junction
- Kirkland Junction is located in Yavapai 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 Congress Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Congress Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Congress 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 Congress Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Congress Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Congress Junction.
Adding Congress Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Congress 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 Congress Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Congress Junction post office opened in 1906.
We also found Congress Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Congress Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Congress Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yavapai, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Congress Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |