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Welcome to California Junction ...

California Junction is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of California Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

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

California Junction is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: California Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for California Junction: 712

Communities near California Junction ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for California Junction ...

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

Adding California Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of California 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 California Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the California Junction post office opened in 1878.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around California 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/