Welcome to Juno ...

Juno is located in Buncombe County<1>.

The location of Juno has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Juno, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Juno is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Juno lies within the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Juno ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Juno - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Juno ...

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

• Asheville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <4>
• Fletcher
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Black Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
• Mills River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Woodfin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <4>
• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Weaverville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <4>
• Mars Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
• Biltmore Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
• Clyde
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Juno ...

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

Adding Juno to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Juno post office opened in 1886.

We also found Juno in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Juno.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Juno. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/