Welcome to James Valley Junction ...

James Valley Junction is located in Beadle County<1>.

The location of James Valley Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of James Valley Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for James Valley Junction: James Vly. Jct. (or less commonly used: James Vly. Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for James Valley Junction for more information about variations on the name of James Valley Junction.

James Valley Junction is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: James Valley Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

James Valley Junction is within the (605) area code.

Communities near James Valley Junction ...

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

• Huron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <4>
• Huron Colony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
  • Huron Colony is located in Beadle County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 403 people
• Wolsey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
  • Wolsey is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <4>
• Alpena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Jerauld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <4>
• Cavour
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
  • Cavour is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <4>
• Yale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
• Hitchcock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Hitchcock is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <4>
• Morningside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Morningside is located in Beadle County
• Broadland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
  • Broadland is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
• Virgil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Virgil is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for James Valley Junction ...

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

Adding James Valley Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of James Valley Junction in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for James Valley Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for James Valley Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for James Valley Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Beadle County: www.beadlecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/