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Welcome to Montour Junction ...

Montour Junction is located in Allegheny County<1>.

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

Montour Junction is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Montour Junction ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • West Mifflin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • McKeesport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Franklin Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Whitehall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
    • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
    • Jefferson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montour Junction ...

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

Adding Montour Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montour Junction - 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.