Do you know of Houston Junction ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Houston Junction. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Houston Junction.<1>

We found mention of Houston Junction as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Houston Junction ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Houston Junction:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Houston Junction - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Houston Junction.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/35912   (Place Name: Houston Junction)

County: Mercer     (FIPS State/County: 42/085)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Houston Junction) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Mercer County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Mercer County.