Do you know of Junius ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Junius. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Junius.<1>
Our sources for Junius (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Junius other than they indicate that Junius would be found somewhere in Seneca County, New York.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1808 and closed in 1905.
Communities Also Named Junius ...
We found one communities that share the name Junius.
Within New York, the name Junius is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Junius in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Dakota
- Lake County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Junius [Lake County].
- South Dakota
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Junius ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Junius:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Junius - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)
Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers
New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)
Published by New York Central Railroad
Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Seneca County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Seneca County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |