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Welcome to Air Line Junction ...

Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Air Line Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Air Line Junction is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Air Line Junction: 419 & 567<3>

Communities Also Named Air Line Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Air Line Junction - they are located in Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Air Line Junction.

Communities near Air Line Junction ...

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

  • Bowling Green
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Perrysburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oregon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sylvania
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Maumee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Northwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehouse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ottawa Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
  • Swanton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Air Line Junction ...

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

Adding Air Line Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Air Line Junction 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 Air Line Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Air Line Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lucas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Air Line Junction - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Air Line Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Air Line Junction 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.