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Welcome to Texas Junction ...

Texas Junction is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

Texas Junction is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Texas Junction: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Texas Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Texas Junction - they are located in Louisiana and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Texas Junction.

Communities near Texas Junction ...

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

  • Carbondale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Herrin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • Carterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Du Quoin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
  • Zeigler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cambria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • De Soto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crainville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Crainville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Royalton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Energy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Energy is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Texas Junction ...

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

Adding Texas Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Texas Junction in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Texas Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Texas 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Texas Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Texas 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.