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Welcome to Pioneer Junction ...

Pioneer Junction is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

Pioneer Junction is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pioneer Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Pioneer Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Pioneer Junction (for example, toward Hope (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Pioneer Junction: 406

Communities near Pioneer Junction ...

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

  • Libby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Libby is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libby <3>
  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Ripley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ripley is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Warland ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Warland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warland
  • Volcour ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Volcour is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcour
  • Happys Inn
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Happys Inn is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happys Inn
  • Noxon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smead ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smead is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smead
  • Heron
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cabinet ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cabinet is located in Bonner County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pioneer Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pioneer Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pioneer Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

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