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Welcome to Linn Junction ...

Linn Junction is located in Linn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linn Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

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

Linn Junction is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Linn Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Linn Junction: 319

Communities near Linn Junction ...

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

  • Cedar Rapids
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Vinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Robins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Robins is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Fairfax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Solon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
  • Center Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ely
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ely is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <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 Linn Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linn Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linn Junction ...

Looking for more information about Linn 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 Linn Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Linn Junction.

Adding Linn Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linn 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 (so far) for Linn Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Linn Junction post office opened in 1892. The Linn Junction post office closed in 1917.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linn Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/