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History · Junction City

Junction City’s post office opened in 1908

Most of Junction City was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988.

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How Junction City began

When was Junction City founded?

1908

The Junction City post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 503118 years
Founding year: the first Junction City post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Junction City’s past

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Junction City, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Junction City yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Junction City is a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States, and is the twin city of neighboring Junction City, Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, Junction City had a population of 503.

Its first post office opened in 1908. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 581 to 503 (-13%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Junction City, decade by decade

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Scotland Cemetery2016Scotland CemeteryFirst United Methodist Church, Junction City, AR IMG 25782011First United Methodist Church, Junction City, AR IMG …First Bank of South AR, Junction City, AR lMG 26472011First Bank of South AR, Junction City, AR lMG 2647ChrisLitherlandJunctionCity2011ChrisLitherlandJunctionCity
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

Junction City’s post office has been open since 1908.

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Junction City
CommunityGracelandRoselawn

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Junction City’s history

What year was Junction City founded?

The Junction City post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.