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Welcome to North Junction ...

North Junction is located in Wasco County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for North Junction: N. Junction

North Junction is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named North Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named North Junction - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Manitoba, Maryland and Mississippi.

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

Communities near North Junction ...

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

  • Maupin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Antelope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shaniko
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Simnasho
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Simnasho is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho
  • Wapinitia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
  • Mecca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Pine Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Warm Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tygh Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wamic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Junction ...

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

Adding North Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Junction was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Junction.

Footnotes ...

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