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Welcome to Center Junction ...The city of Center Junction is located in Jones County<1>. The location of Center Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. A typical abbreviation for Center Junction: Center Jct. (or less commonly used: Center Jctn.) From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Center Junction had a population of 111 people.<3> (see below for details). Center Junction is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Center Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Center Junction is located in the (563) area code. The ZIP code for Center Junction: 52212<5> Communities near Center Junction ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Center 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 Center Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Junction. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Center 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 Center Junction. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Center Junction. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Junction ...Looking for more information about Center 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 Center Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Center Junction. Adding Center Junction to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Center 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 Center Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Center Junction in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Junction. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.ia.us/ The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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