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Welcome to Marshall Junction ...

Marshall Junction is located in Saline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marshall 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 Marshall Junction: Marshall Jct. (or less commonly used: Marshall Jctn.)

Marshall Junction is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Marshall Junction: 660

Communities Also Named Marshall Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Marshall Junction - they are located in California, Colorado and Illinois.

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

Communities near Marshall Junction ...

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

  • Sedalia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Marshall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Concordia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Slater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • La Monte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Malta Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Emma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Emma is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marshall Junction ...

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

Adding Marshall Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marshall 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.