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Welcome to Lead Branch Junction ...

Lead Branch Junction is located in Crawford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lead Branch Junction: Lead Br. Jct. (or less commonly used: Lead Brnch. Jct.)

Lead Branch Junction is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lead Branch Junction: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Lead Branch Junction ...

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

  • Saint James
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cuba is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Steelville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bourbon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Viburnum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Leasburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wesco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wesco is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
  • Midland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Midland is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Sankey ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sankey is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
  • Cherryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lead Branch Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lead Branch 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 Lead Branch Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Lead Branch 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.