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Welcome to River Junction ...

River Junction is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

River Junction is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for River Junction: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named River Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named River Junction - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, New York, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near River Junction ...

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

  • La Crosse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
  • Onalaska
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
  • Holmen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
  • West Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • West Salem is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
  • Caledonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trempealeau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Galesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Galesville is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Bangor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bangor is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
  • Houston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoddard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Junction ...

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

Adding River Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River 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 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the River Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the River 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.