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Welcome to Blazon Junction ...

Blazon Junction is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

Blazon Junction is 6,740 feet [2,054 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Blazon Junction is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Blazon Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Blazon Junction: 307

Communities near Blazon Junction ...

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

  • Kemmerer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Diamondville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Opal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Opal is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <3>
  • Oakley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oakley is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Frontier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Carter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Carter is located in Uinta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Bridger
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bridger is located in Uinta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
  • Fort Bridger
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Lyman
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction

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 Blazon Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blazon Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blazon Junction ...

Looking for more information about Blazon Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blazon Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blazon Junction.

Adding Blazon Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blazon 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 Blazon Junction was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blazon Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.