Welcome to Junction City ...

Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

The location of Junction City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Junction City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Junction City is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Junction City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Junction City: (360)

Websites for Junction City ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graysharbor.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Junction City, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Junction City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Junction City: This one is located in Grays Harbor County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Washington, there are 17 communities that are also named Junction City - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Junction City.

Communities near Junction City ...

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

• Hoquiam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
  • Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoquiam <4>
• Ocean Shores
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Shores
  • Ocean Shores is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Shores <4>
• Montesano
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montesano
  • Montesano is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montesano <4>
• Elma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
• Raymond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Pacific County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
• Westport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <4>
• Aberdeen Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
  • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Grays Harbor County
• Melbourne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
• Grays Harbor City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Harbor City
  • Grays Harbor City is located in Grays Harbor County
• Gray Gables
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
  • Gray Gables is located in Grays Harbor County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Junction City ...

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

Adding Junction City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Junction City 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 Junction City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Junction City post office opened in 1909.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Junction City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/