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Welcome to Ursina Junction Station ...

Ursina Junction Station is located in Somerset County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ursina Junction Station: Ursina Jct. Sta. (or less commonly used: Ursina Jctn. Sta.)

Ursina Junction Station is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ursina Junction Station: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Ursina Junction Station ...

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

  • Connellsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Meyersdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • South Connellsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunbar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Salisbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Friendsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Garrett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Accident
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ursina Junction Station ...

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

Footnotes ...

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