Welcome to Cole Junction ...
Cole Junction is located in Cole County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Cole Junction: Cole Jct. (or less commonly used: Cole Jctn.)
Cole Junction is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cole Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cole Junction: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Cole Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cole Junction.
- Jefferson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
- Holts Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- California
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Saint Martins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 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 Cole Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cole Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cole 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 Cole Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cole Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Cole Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cole Junction ...
Looking for more information about Cole 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 Cole Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cole Junction.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cole, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cole 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Cole Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Cole 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. |