Welcome to Valley Junction ...
Valley Junction is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
A typical abbreviation for Valley Junction: Valley Jct. (or less commonly used: Valley Jctn.)
Valley Junction is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Valley Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Valley Junction is located in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Valley Junction ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Valley Junction - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Junction.
Communities near Valley Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valley Junction.
- Tomah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - New Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Necedah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Norwalk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Camp Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Kendall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Warrens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hustler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 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 Valley Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valley 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 Valley Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Valley Junction.
Adding Valley Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Valley 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 Valley Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Valley Junction post office opened in 1876.
We also found Valley Junction in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.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 Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |