Welcome to Amherst Junction ...
The village of Amherst Junction is located in Portage County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Amherst Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
A typical abbreviation for Amherst Junction: Amherst Jct. (or less commonly used: Amherst Jctn.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Amherst Junction has a population of 384 people<2> (see below for details).
Amherst Junction is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Amherst Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Amherst Junction: 715 & 534<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Amherst Junction had an population of 384 people. This is an increase of 1.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.9% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Amherst Junction had a population of 377 people. This makes Amherst Junction the county's 26th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 377 people, the population of Amherst Junction increased 23.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 305 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Amherst Junction.
Communities near Amherst Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amherst Junction.
- Stevens Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Plover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Waupaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Whiting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Manawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Park Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Rosholt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 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 Amherst Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amherst Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amherst 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 Amherst Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amherst Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Amherst Junction.
Adding Amherst Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amherst 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 for Amherst Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Amherst Junction post office opened in 1875.
We also found Amherst Junction in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Amherst Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amherst Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Portage County: www.co.portage.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Amherst Junction. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amherst Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Amherst Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Amherst Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |