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Welcome to Granger Junction ...

Granger Junction is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

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

Granger Junction is 6,380 feet [1,945 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Granger Junction is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Granger Junction: 307

Communities near Granger Junction ...

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

  • Granger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Westvaco ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westvaco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvaco
    • Westvaco is located in Sweetwater County
  • Bryan ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Bryan is located in Sweetwater County
  • James Town
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Town
    • James Town is located in Sweetwater County
  • Green River
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Lyman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Opal
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Carter
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Carter is located in Uinta County
  • Fort Bridger
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Granger Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Granger Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granger Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Granger 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.