Welcome to Winthrop Junction ...

Winthrop Junction is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County<1>.

The location of Winthrop 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 Winthrop 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 Winthrop Junction: Wintrhop Jct. (or less commonly used: Wintrhop Jctn.)

Winthrop Junction is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Winthrop Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Winthrop Junction (for example, toward Norway), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Winthrop Junction: (906)

Communities Also Named Winthrop Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Winthrop Junction - they are located in Massachusetts and Missouri.

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

Communities near Winthrop Junction ...

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

• Marquette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <4>
• Negaunee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negaunee
  • Negaunee is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negaunee <4>
• Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
  • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
• South Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
  • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • South Greenwood has also been known as:
  • Greenwood Station
• Palmer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Marquette County
• Diorite
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
  • Diorite is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite has also been known as:
  • Diotrite
• Clarksburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
• Humboldt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
• Clowry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
  • Clowry is located in Marquette County
• Brookton Corners
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
  • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winthrop Junction ...

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

Adding Winthrop Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Winthrop Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/