Welcome to River Junction ...

River Junction is located in Gadsden County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of River Junction, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

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

River Junction is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: River Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While River Junction is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for River Junction: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities Also Named River Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named River Junction - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near River Junction ...

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

• Recovery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
  • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
• Quincy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <6>
• Butlers Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
  • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
• Sneads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
  • Sneads is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <6>
• Gretna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <6>
• Bristol
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <6>
• Reynoldsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
• Grand Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge
  • Grand Ridge is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <6>
• Greensboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <6>
• Altha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altha
  • Altha is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altha <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Junction ...

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

Adding River Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of River 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 River Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the River Junction post office opened in 1884.

We also found River Junction in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gadsden County: www.gadsdengov.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/