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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Junction (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Junction. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Junction is historic, it would have been located within present day Winneshiek County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Winneshiek County: Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Fillmore (MN) & Houston (MN).

Below are the counties that are near Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Junction:

  • Winneshiek County     (The home county of Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Castalia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Frankville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
    • Ossian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Festina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Calmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Atkinson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Decorah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spillville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Navan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Ridgeway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Highlandville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
    • Bluffton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Allamakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Postville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Volney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Volney is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Rossville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Waukon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
    • Ion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ion is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
    • Waterville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Elon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Elon is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Lycurgus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
    • Dalby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalby is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
    • Waukon Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
    • Harpers Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Quandahl
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
    • Dorchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Bremer County
    • Sumner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Lawler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fredericksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Hardin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hardin is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Luana
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gunder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gunder is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
    • Monona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Watson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Watson is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Farmersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Beulah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Beulah is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Saint Olaf
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkader
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Volga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Volga is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Clayton Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
    • Marquette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • McGregor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Clermont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Elgin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brainard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Brainard is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
    • Illyria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Illyria is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
    • West Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
    • Saint Lucas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Wadena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Donnan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Donnan is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
    • Fayette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawkeye
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Randalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Randalia is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Waucoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Howard County
    • Protivin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Fillmore County (MN)
    • Mabel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <2>
  • Houston County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Bee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Eitzen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Prairie du Chien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
    • Charme
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
    • Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Wyalusing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
    • Bagley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Junction.

Cemeteries Near Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Junction.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Postville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roy Schultz Property Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Post Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Moneek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nutting Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gods Acres Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (337 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Junction.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.

  • Postville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Castalia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Clermont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dover Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
  • Hardin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hardin is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Frankville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
  • Ossian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elgin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Luana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Eldorado is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Brainard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brainard is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
  • West Union
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Illyria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Illyria is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
    • Monona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nordness
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Junction.

Newspapers Published in Junction ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to 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 Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.