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Welcome to Bridge Junction ...

Bridge Junction is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

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

Bridge Junction is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bridge Junction: 337

Communities Also Named Bridge Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Bridge Junction - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois (4), Michigan, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bridge Junction ...

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

  • Lake Charles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Westlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Iowa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Dequincy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <3>
  • Greinwich Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
  • Prien
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
  • Carlyss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Grand Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridge Junction ...

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

Adding Bridge Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bridge 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 Bridge Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Calcasieu, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bridge Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.