Welcome to Cedar Junction ...

So far, we found very little information about Cedar Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cedar Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cedar Junction, please Contact Us.

Cedar Junction would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.

The location of Cedar Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cedar Junction is 3,560 feet [1,085 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Cedar Junction is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Cedar Junction was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Cedar Junction and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Cedar Junction would have been located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Cedar Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cedar Junction - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Cedar Junction ...

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

• Superior
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <5>
• Riverbend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
• Crescent City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Mineral County
• Saint Regis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Regis
  • Saint Regis is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Regis <5>
• Old Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Missoula County
• The Cedars
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cedars
  • The Cedars is located in Clearwater County (ID)
• Island City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Island City is located in Sanders County
• Cabin City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
  • Cabin City is located in Mineral County
• Paradise
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Paradise is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <5>
• Moose City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose City
  • Moose City is located in Clearwater County (ID)

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

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

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

Adding Cedar Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Junction in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cedar Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cedar Junction post office opened in 1870.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mineral County: www.co.mineral.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/