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Junction’s post office opened in 1894, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Junction began

When was Junction founded?

1894

The Junction post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Cypress Junction (1884), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 56132 years
Founding year: the first Junction post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Junction’s past

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How Junction came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Junction.

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Junction was founded in the 1880s, and was named for its location at the junction of the L&N and B&O railroads. When a post office was established in 1884, it was named "Cypress Junction." The name was changed to "Junction City" in 1888, and shortened to "Junction" in 1894.

Junction's location in a relatively flat area leaves it prone to flooding along the Ohio River, which can cause waters in the nearby Saline River to back up. A major flood in March 1997 displaced several area residents and blocked all but one road leading into the village.

On June 1, 2022, Junction General Baptist Church burned down after lightning struck the steeple.

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Timeline

Junction, 1884 to 1894

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1884Post officeThe Cypress Junction post office opens
  3. 1888Post officeThe Cypress Junction post office closes
  4. 1894Post officeThe Junction post office opens
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Junction, decade by decade

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Junction’s post office has been open since 1894. Another post office, Cypress Junction, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Cypress Junction
1884–1888
Junction
1894–today
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Junction’s history

What year was Junction founded?

The Junction post office opened in 1894, 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 (5), Wikipedia, 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.