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Welcome to Junction City ...

Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Junction City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Junction City is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Junction City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Junction City: 360 & 564<3>

Communities Also Named Junction City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Junction City: This one is located in Grays Harbor County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Washington, there are 17 communities that are also named Junction City - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Junction City ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graysharbor.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Junction City, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Junction City ...

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

  • Hoquiam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoquiam <4>
  • Ocean Shores
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Montesano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
  • Raymond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Westport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Aberdeen Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
  • Melbourne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Grays Harbor City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Grays Harbor City is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Harbor City
  • Gray Gables
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gray Gables is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Junction City ...

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

Adding Junction City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Junction City 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 Junction City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Junction City post office opened in 1909. The Junction City post office closed in 1957.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grays Harbor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Junction City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Junction City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Junction City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/