Welcome to Pawnee Junction ...

Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County<1>.

The location of Pawnee Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pawnee Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Pawnee Junction is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Pawnee Junction: (217)

Communities near Pawnee Junction ...

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

• Springfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Chatham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Taylorville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Taylorville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorville <4>
• Auburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Rochester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Riverton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
• Virden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
  • Virden is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virden <4>
• Pawnee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
• Girard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
• Jerome
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 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 Pawnee Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pawnee Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pawnee Junction ...

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

Adding Pawnee Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pawnee 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 for Pawnee Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pawnee Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pawnee Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov