Welcome to Minnesota Junction ...
Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Minnesota Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.
A typical abbreviation for Minnesota Junction: Minnesota Jct. (or less commonly used: Minnesota Jctn.)
Minnesota Junction is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Minnesota Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Minnesota Junction: 920 & 274<3>
Communities near Minnesota Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Minnesota Junction.
- Watertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Watertown
- From Minnesota Junction to Watertown
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartford
- From Minnesota Junction to Hartford
- Waupun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Columbus
- From Minnesota Junction to Columbus
- Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Juneau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Juneau
- From Minnesota Junction to Juneau
- Lomira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lomira
- From Minnesota Junction to Lomira
- Fall River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fall River
- From Minnesota Junction to Fall River
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Minnesota Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minnesota Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Minnesota 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 Minnesota Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Minnesota Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Minnesota Junction.
Adding Minnesota Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Minnesota 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 Minnesota Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Minnesota Junction post office opened in 1861.
We also found Minnesota Junction in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Minnesota Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Minnesota Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.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 Dodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minnesota 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 Minnesota Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Minnesota Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |