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Welcome to Lapham Junction ...

Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lapham Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Lapham Junction is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Lapham Junction ...

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

  • Black River Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Neillsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Neillsville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Pittsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsville is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Warrens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Warrens is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Millston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Lynxville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Pray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • City Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mather
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Lapham Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lapham Junction.

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

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

Adding Lapham Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lapham 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 (so far) for Lapham Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lapham Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.