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Welcome to Portland Junction ...

Portland Junction is located in Traill County<1>.

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

Portland Junction is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Portland Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Portland Junction: 701

Communities near Portland Junction ...

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

  • Mayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Northwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Buxton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Reynolds
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Roseville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Roseville is located in Traill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portland Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

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