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Welcome to Edgerton Junction ...

Edgerton Junction is located in Platte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgerton Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

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

Edgerton Junction is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Edgerton Junction: 816 & 975<3>

Communities near Edgerton Junction ...

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

  • Leavenworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gladstone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lansing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Kearney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Platte City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Plattsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Weatherby Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
  • Lathrop
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgerton Junction ...

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

Adding Edgerton Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Platte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edgerton 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Edgerton Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Edgerton 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.