Welcome to Western Junction ...

Western Junction is located in Thurston County<1>.

The location of Western Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Western Junction is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Western Junction: (360)

Communities near Western Junction ...

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

• Lacey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Olympia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• Tumwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <4>
• Centralia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• DuPont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuPont
  • DuPont is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuPont <4>
• Yelm
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
  • Yelm is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <4>
• Chehalis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis
  • Chehalis is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chehalis <4>
• Rainier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <4>
• Tenino
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino
  • Tenino is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenino <4>
• Roy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Western Junction ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Western Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/