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Welcome to Dock Junction ...

Dock Junction is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dock 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 Dock Junction: Dock Jct. (or less commonly used: Dock Jctn.)

Dock Junction is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dock Junction: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Dock Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dock Junction - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Dock Junction ...

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

  • Edinboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • North East
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wesleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Girard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
  • Lake City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Borough of Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Albion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cranesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Platea
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Platea is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dock Junction ...

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

Adding Dock Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dock 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Dock Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Dock 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.