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Welcome to Winnipeg Junction ...

Winnipeg Junction is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winnipeg Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

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

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

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

Area Code for Winnipeg Junction: 218

Communities near Winnipeg Junction ...

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

  • Barnesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (5 miles [8 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Muskoda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muskoda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
    • Muskoda is located in Clay 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 Winnipeg Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winnipeg Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winnipeg Junction ...

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

Adding Winnipeg Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winnipeg 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 Winnipeg Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Winnipeg Junction post office opened in 1887.

We also found Winnipeg Junction in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winnipeg 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 Winnipeg 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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