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Zacha Junction is located

Zacha Junction is located in Dallas County<1>.

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

Zacha Junction is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Zacha Junction ...

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

  • Dallas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <3>
  • Plano
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Plano is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <3>
  • Irving
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Garland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrollton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mesquite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Richardson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Allen is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Rowlett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wylie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zacha Junction ...

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

Adding Zacha Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zacha 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 Zacha Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

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

Footnotes ...

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