Welcome to Boulder Junction ...

Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boulder Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

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

Boulder Junction is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boulder Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Boulder Junction: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Boulder Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Boulder Junction - they are located in Colorado and Nevada.

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

Communities near Boulder Junction ...

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

• Katinka Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
  • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
• Sayner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
  • Sayner is located in Vilas County
• Manitowish Waters
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
  • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
• Lac du Flambeau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
  • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
• Woodruff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
• Saint Germain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
  • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
  • Former names for Saint Germain:
  • Farmington
  • Lakewood
• Manitowish
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
  • Manitowish is located in Iron County
• Marenisco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
  • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <5>
• Conover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
  • Conover is located in Vilas County
• Land O'Lakes
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
  • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 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 Boulder Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boulder Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boulder Junction ...

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

Adding Boulder Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boulder 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 Boulder Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Boulder Junction post office opened in 1912.

We also found Boulder Junction on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vilas County: www.co.vilas.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/