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Welcome to James Valley Junction ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of James Valley 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 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.<2>.

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

Area Code for James Valley Junction: 605

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)
    • Huron is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <3>
  • Huron Colony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Huron Colony is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
    • Estimated population in 2014: 403 people
  • Wolsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alpena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cavour
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Yale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hitchcock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Morningside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Morningside is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Broadland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Broadland is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Virgil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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 (so far) 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Beadle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around James Valley 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.