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Welcome to Philip Junction ...

Philip Junction is located in Jackson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Philip Junction: Philip Jct. (or less commonly used: Philip Jctn.)

Philip Junction is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Philip Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Philip Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Philip Junction (for example, toward Murdo), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Philip Junction: 605

Communities near Philip Junction ...

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

  • Philip
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kadoka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Weta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Weta is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weta
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
  • Nowlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Nowlin is located in Haakon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin
  • Belvidere
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Interior
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Quinn
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Quinn is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinn <3>
  • Midland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Wanblee
    (27 miles [43.5 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 Philip Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Philip Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Philip Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

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