Welcome to Rugby Junction ...

Rugby Junction is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rugby 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 Rugby Junction: Rugby Jct. (or less commonly used: Rugby Jctn.)

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

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

Area Code for Rugby Junction: 262

Communities near Rugby Junction ...

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

• Waukesha
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
• Wauwatosa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
• Brookfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• Menomonee Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• West Bend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • West Bend is located in Washington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
• Mequon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
• Germantown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Germantown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
• Oconomowoc
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
• Hartford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hartford is located in Washington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
• Pewaukee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 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 Rugby Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rugby Junction.

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

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

Adding Rugby Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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