Welcome to Glencoe Junction ...

Glencoe Junction is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

Glencoe Junction is 6,840 feet [2,085 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Glencoe Junction is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Glencoe Junction: 307

Communities near Glencoe Junction ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Glencoe Junction.

• Kemmerer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kemmerer is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmerer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemmerer <3>
• Diamondville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Diamondville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondville <3>
• Opal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Frontier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Frontier is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontier <3>
• Carter
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Carter is located in Uinta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Bridger
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Bridger is located in Uinta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
• 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
• Sage Creek ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Sage Creek is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
• Fort Bridger
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Fort Bridger is located in Uinta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bridger
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bridger <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glencoe Junction ...

Looking for more information about Glencoe 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 Glencoe Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glencoe Junction.

Adding Glencoe Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glencoe 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 Glencoe Junction was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

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