Welcome to Forest Junction ...
Forest Junction is located in Calumet County<1>.
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While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
A typical abbreviation for Forest Junction: Forest Jct. (or less commonly used: Forest Jctn.)
Forest Junction is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Forest Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Forest Junction: 920 & 274<3>
The ZIP code for Forest Junction: 54123<4>
Communities near Forest Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forest Junction.
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Neenah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - De Pere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Fox Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
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- Menasha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Ashwaubenon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
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- Kaukauna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Bellevue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Allouez
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Forest Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forest 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 Forest Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Forest Junction.
Adding Forest Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Forest 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 Forest Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Forest Junction post office opened in 1873.
We also found Forest Junction in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calumet County: www.co.calumet.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 Calumet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Junction - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Forest Junction). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Forest Junction or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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/ |