Do you know of Eldora Junction ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Eldora Junction. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Eldora Junction.<1>

Our sources for Eldora Junction (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Eldora Junction other than they indicate that Eldora Junction would be found somewhere in Hardin County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1887 and closed  in 1900.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Eldora Junction ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Eldora Junction:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Eldora Junction - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Eldora Junction.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 19/24555   (Place Name: Eldora Junction)

County: Hardin     (FIPS State/County: 19/083)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Eldora Junction) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Hardin County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Hardin County.