RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Utah >> Washington County >> Harrisburg JunctionIndex...

Welcome to Harrisburg Junction ...

Harrisburg Junction is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Harrisburg Junction is 3,130 feet [954 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Harrisburg Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Harrisburg Junction, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Harrisburg Junction: 435

Communities near Harrisburg Junction ...

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

  • Saint George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurricane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ivins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivins
    • Ivins is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivins <3>
  • Santa Clara
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • La Verkin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Toquerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Leeds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <3>
  • Apple Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Virgin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrisburg Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

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