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Welcome to Craig Junction ...

Craig Junction is located in Lewis County<1>.

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

Craig Junction is 3,710 feet [1,131 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Craig Junction is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Craig Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Craig Junction: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Craig Junction ...

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

  • Orofino
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lapwai
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <4>
  • Cottonwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Craigmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nezperce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Winchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Culdesac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <4>
  • Ferdinand
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Reubens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Reubens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 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 Craig Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craig Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craig Junction ...

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

Adding Craig Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craig 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 Craig Junction was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craig Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Craig Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Craig Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.