Welcome to Gilchrist Junction ...

Gilchrist Junction is located in Klamath County<1>.

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

Gilchrist Junction is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Gilchrist Junction is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Gilchrist Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Gilchrist Junction: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Gilchrist Junction ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Gilchrist Junction.

Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Crescent is located in Klamath County
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Chemult
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemult
- Chemult is located in Klamath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemult <4>
Gilchrist
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Gilchrist is located in Klamath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilchrist <4>
Crescent Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Crescent Lake is located in Klamath County
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Beaver Marsh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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- Beaver Marsh is located in Klamath County
Diamond Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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- Diamond Lake is located in Douglas County
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La Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
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- La Pine is located in Deschutes County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pine <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gilchrist Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilchrist Junction.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilchrist Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Klamath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilchrist 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Gilchrist Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Gilchrist 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.