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Welcome to Junker ...

Junker is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

Junker is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Junker: 704 & 980<3>

Communities near Junker ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Concord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kannapolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Trail
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Matthews
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cornelius
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mint Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stallings
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Junker ...

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

Adding Junker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Junker 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 Junker was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Junker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Junker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Junker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Junker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.