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Welcome to Cambridge Junction ...

Cambridge Junction is located in Lamoille County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cambridge Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

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

Cambridge Junction is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cambridge Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cambridge Junction: 802

Communities Also Named Cambridge Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cambridge Junction - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cambridge Junction.

Communities near Cambridge Junction ...

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

  • Essex
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Milton is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
  • Essex Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
  • Williston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Saint Albans
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Albans
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
  • Morristown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Morristown is located in Lamoille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
  • Waterbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Waterbury is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
  • Jericho
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
  • Fairfax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fairfax is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 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 Cambridge Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cambridge Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cambridge Junction ...

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

Adding Cambridge Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cambridge 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 Cambridge Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cambridge Junction post office opened in 1892. The Cambridge Junction post office closed in 1958.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Lamoille, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cambridge 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/