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Welcome to Junction ...

Junction is located in Graham County<1>.

Junction is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Junction: 828

Communities Also Named Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York (3), 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.

  • Andrews
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Robbinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hayesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Santeetlah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
    • Santeetla
    • Santeetlah
    • Santultah
    • Thunderbird Mountain
    • Thunderbird
  • Fontana Dam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
    • Fontana Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <3>
  • Boiling Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Coalville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Marble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Junction ...

Looking for more information about 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 Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Junction.

Footnotes ...

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