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Welcome to Campbell Junction ...

Campbell Junction is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

Campbell Junction is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Campbell Junction (for example, toward Wartburg), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Campbell Junction: 931

Communities near Campbell Junction ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Crossville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield Glade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sparta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Algood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Newton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Monterey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • White Plains
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Campbell Junction ...

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

Adding Campbell Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Campbell 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 Campbell Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

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

Footnotes ...

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