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History · Junction

Junction’s post office opened in 1879, and 16% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Piute County Courthouse and the John and Ella Morrill House. Below: maps from 1966 on and the census since 1890.

1879first post office
2on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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How Junction began

When was Junction founded?

1879

The Junction post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1880.

First census: 125 in 18902020 census: 212147 years
Founding year: the first Junction post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1880.

What stands out about Junction’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Junction are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 423 in 1910; 212 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Junction’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Junction, census by census

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Peaked at 423 in 1910; 212 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Junction’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Junction, in brief

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

Junction is a town in and the county seat of Piute County, Utah, United States. The population was 212 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1879. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 191 to 212 (+11%).

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

Timeline

Junction, 1879 to 1966

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1879Post officeThe Junction post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1910CensusPopulation peaks at 423
  5. 1966On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Junction, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Autumn colours in SW Utah - in2014Autumn colours in SW Utah - inBlack and White Horse2013Black and White HorsePiute County Courthouse2010Piute County CourthouseMorrill House2010Morrill House
On the map

Junction on the map, 1966 to 2002

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Junction. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Junction on the 1966 USGS mapJunction on the 2002 USGS map1966Junction sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Junction.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Junction

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1971
Piute County Courthouse
Piute County CourthouseJohn and Ella Morrill House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Edwardian1
Victorian Gothic1
Vernacular1
Cross wing1
Piute County CourthouseEdwardian
John and Ella Morrill HouseVictorian Gothic

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

Junction’s post office has been open since 1879.

5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Junction
HarrisJunctionJunction HillJunction LowerTerrace Hill

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

KingstonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Junction’s history

What year was Junction founded?

The Junction post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1880.

What is on the National Register in Junction?

Two places: the Piute County Courthouse (listed 1971) and the John and Ella Morrill House (1994).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 National Register of Historic Places (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via 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.