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Welcome to Pierce Junction ...Pierce Junction is located on the Gulf Coast. Pierce Junction is located in Harris County<1>. The location of Pierce 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 Pierce Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876. A typical abbreviation for Pierce Junction: Pierce Jct. (or less commonly used: Pierce Jctn.) Pierce Junction is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Pierce Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities near Pierce Junction ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pierce Junction.
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 Pierce Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pierce Junction. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pierce 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 Pierce Junction. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pierce Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Pierce Junction. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierce Junction ...Looking for more information about Pierce 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 Pierce Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pierce Junction. Adding Pierce Junction to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Pierce 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 for Pierce Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Pierce Junction in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Pierce Junction. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pierce Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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