Junction, Contra Costa County, California

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Junction is a former settlement in Contra Costa County, California. [1] It was located adjacent to Antioch. [1]

A post office operated at Junction from 1850 to 1853. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 595. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.