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Welcome to Junction ...

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

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


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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Junction is 5,420 feet [1,652 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Junction is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Junction was located: 406

Communities Also Named Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Junction: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Yellowstone County.

Beyond Montana, there are 48 communities that are also named Junction - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (4), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (4).

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

Communities near Junction ...

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

  • Ennis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ennis is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <4>
  • Sheridan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Virginia City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginia City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Former names for Virginia City:
    • Varina
    • Verina
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <4>
  • Alder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Laurin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Laurin is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
  • McAllister
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cameron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Norris
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Bridges
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mammoth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mammoth is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth

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

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

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

Adding Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Junction post office opened in 1869. The Junction post office closed in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/