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Welcome to Manitoba Junction ...

Manitoba Junction is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manitoba Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

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

Manitoba Junction is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Manitoba Junction: 218

Communities near Manitoba Junction ...

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

  • Detroit Lakes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Barnesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Hawley is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <3>
  • Glyndon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lake Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
    • Lake Park is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <3>
  • Ulen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
    • Ulen is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulen <3>
  • Audubon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Callaway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
    • Callaway is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <3>
  • Hitterdal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitterdal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
    • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Felton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manitoba Junction ...

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

Adding Manitoba Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manitoba 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 Manitoba Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Manitoba Junction post office opened in 1910.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manitoba 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/