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

The area code for California Junction: (712)

Communities near California Junction ...

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

• Blair
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <3>
• Carter Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <3>
• Missouri Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
  • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <3>
• Tekamah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekamah
  • Tekamah is located in Burt County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekamah <3>
• Bennington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <3>
• Logan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
• Woodbine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <3>
• Arlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Washington County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
• Fort Calhoun
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Calhoun
  • Fort Calhoun is located in Washington County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Calhoun <3>
• Crescent
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <3>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountyia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/