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Welcome to McKenzie Junction ...

McKenzie Junction is located in Custer County<1>.

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

McKenzie Junction is 8,350 feet [2,545 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of McKenzie Junction is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: McKenzie Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McKenzie Junction: 719

Communities near McKenzie Junction ...

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

  • Canon City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Florence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Silver Cliff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Westcliffe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Rockvale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Coal Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Brookside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brookside is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Prospect Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKenzie Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKenzie Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.