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Welcome to Clarinda Junction ...

So far, we found very little information about Clarinda Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clarinda Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clarinda Junction, please Contact Us.


Clarinda Junction would have been located within present day Montgomery County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarinda Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clarinda Junction is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Clarinda Junction was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Clarinda Junction was located: 712

Communities near Clarinda Junction ...

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

  • Clarinda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Red Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Corning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Essex
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • New Market is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Elliott
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shambaugh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Shambaugh is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Gravity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gravity is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Nodaway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nodaway is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people

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

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

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

Adding Clarinda Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarinda Junction in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Clarinda Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clarinda Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarinda Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.