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Welcome to Park Junction ...

Park Junction is located in Pierce County<1>.

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

Park Junction is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Park Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Park Junction - they are located in Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Park Junction ...

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

  • Eatonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Morton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Alder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Alder is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
  • La Grande
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay City is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Longmire
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Kapowsin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Glenoma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Randle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Park Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

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