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Welcome to Karcher Junction ...

Karcher Junction is located in Canyon County<1>.

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

Karcher Junction is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Karcher Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Karcher Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Communities near Karcher Junction ...

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

  • Meridian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Caldwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kuna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Star
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Homedale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wilder
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Marsing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Karcher Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Canyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Karcher 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 Karcher Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Karcher 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.