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Welcome to South Junction ...

South Junction is located in Wasco County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

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

South Junction is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named South Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named South Junction - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba and New York.

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

Communities near South Junction ...

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

  • Madras
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Madras is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <4>
  • Metolius
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Antelope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shaniko
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mecca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Warm Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Simnasho
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Simnasho is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho
  • Ashwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wapinitia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
  • Donnybrook ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
    • Former names for Donnybrook:
    • Axehandle
    • Kilts

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Junction ...

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

Adding South Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Junction post office opened in 1911. The South Junction post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South 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 South 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 South Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the South 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/