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Welcome to Sugar Junction ...

Sugar Junction is located in Rio Grande County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sugar Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1939.

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

Sugar Junction is 7,640 feet [2,329 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sugar Junction is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Sugar Junction: 719

Communities Also Named Sugar Junction ...

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

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

Communities near Sugar Junction ...

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

  • Alamosa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Center is located in Rio Grande County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <3>
  • Del Norte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Parma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Parma is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Mosca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamosa East
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
  • Henry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Capulin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Junction ...

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

Adding Sugar Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sugar 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 (so far) for Sugar Junction was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1939.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Rio Grande, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sugar 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.