Do you know of Cedar Junction (aka 'DeSota Junction') ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Cedar Junction. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Cedar Junction.<1>

Our sources for Cedar Junction (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Cedar Junction other than they indicate that Cedar Junction would be found somewhere in Johnson County, Kansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1877 and closed  in 1919.

Communities Also Named Cedar Junction ...

We found one communities that share the name Cedar Junction.

Within Kansas, the name Cedar Junction is unique.

Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Cedar Junction in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Montana
    • Mineral County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Cedar Junction [Mineral County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Cedar Junction ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Cedar Junction:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Cedar Junction - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Johnson County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Johnson County.