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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)
  • Diamondville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Opal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
    • Opal is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <3>
  • Frontier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Carter
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Carter is located in Uinta County
  • Bridger
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Uinta County
  • Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sage Creek Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
    • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Sage Creek ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sage Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
    • Sage Creek is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Fort Bridger
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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 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.

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 Glencoe 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.