Welcome to Palmer Junction ...
Palmer Junction is located in Union County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmer Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
A typical abbreviation for Palmer Junction: Palmer Jct. (or less commonly used: Palmer Jctn.)
Palmer Junction is 2,400 feet [732 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Palmer Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Palmer Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Palmer Junction: 541 & 458<3>
Communities Also Named Palmer Junction ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Palmer Junction - it's located in Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmer Junction.
Communities near Palmer Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palmer Junction.
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- Former names for Elgin:
- Fish Trap
- Indian Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
- Wallowa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
- Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <4>
- Imbler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbler
- Imbler is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imbler <4>
- Summerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <4>
- Tollgate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Tollgate is located in Umatilla County
- Maxville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Wallowa County
- Promise ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
- Promise is located in Wallowa County
- Bingham Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
- Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County
- Conley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Evans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Wallowa County
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 Palmer Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmer Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palmer 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 Palmer Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmer Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Palmer Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmer Junction ...
Looking for more information about Palmer 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 Palmer Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palmer Junction.
Adding Palmer Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Palmer 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 for Palmer Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Palmer Junction post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmer Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmer Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palmer 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 Palmer Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Palmer 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |