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Welcome to Juneau ...

Juneau is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Juneau, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Juneau is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Juneau ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Juneau - they are located in Alaska, North Carolina and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Juneau ...

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

  • DuBois
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <3>
  • Punxsutawney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brookville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Northern Cambria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Reynoldsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Barnesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Spangler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Clymer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sykesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Juneau ...

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

Adding Juneau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Juneau 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 Juneau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Juneau post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Juneau.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Juneau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/