Do you know of Junction ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about 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 Junction.<1>
We found mention of Junction as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2>
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1868 and closed in 1913.
Communities Also Named Junction ...
We found 48 communities that share the name Junction.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Junction is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 48 communities, 47 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Junction [Carroll County].
- California
- Humboldt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Junction [Humboldt County].
- Placer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Junction [Placer County].
- Sierra County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Junction [Sierra County].
- Sonoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Junction [Sonoma County].
- Idaho
- Lemhi County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Junction [Lemhi County].
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Junction [Bureau County].
- Gallatin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Junction [Gallatin County].
- Macon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Junction [Macon County].
- Indiana
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Junction [Allen County].
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Junction [Madison County].
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Junction [Marion County].
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Junction [Miami County].
- Sullivan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Junction [Sullivan County].
- Tippecanoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Junction [Tippecanoe County].
- Iowa
- Cedar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Junction [Cedar County].
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Junction [Fayette County].
- Winneshiek County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Junction [Winneshiek County].
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Junction [Leavenworth County].
- Wyandotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Junction [Wyandotte County].
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Junction [Breckinridge County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Junction [Franklin County].
- Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Junction [Beauregard Parish].
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Junction [Madison County].
- Yellowstone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Junction [Yellowstone County].
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Junction [Esmeralda County].
- Nye County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Junction [Nye County].
- New Mexico
- San Juan County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Junction [San Juan County].
- New York
- Genesee County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Junction [Genesee County].
- Otsego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Junction [Otsego County].
- Schoharie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Junction [Schoharie County].
- North Carolina
- Graham County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Junction [Graham County].
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Junction [Carroll County].
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Junction [Henry County].
- Paulding County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Junction [Paulding County].
- Ontario
- South Carolina
- Chesterfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Junction [Chesterfield County].
- Texas
- Kimble County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Junction [Kimble County].
- Utah
- Piute County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Junction [Piute County].
- Washington
- King County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Junction [King County].
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Junction [Hampshire County].
- Wisconsin
- Clark County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Junction [Clark County].
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Junction [Columbia County].
- Dane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Junction [Dane County].
- Portage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Junction [Portage County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Junction ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Junction:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
More Orphans in Lancaster County ...
Can you help?
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 Lancaster County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Junction could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |