River Junction, Iowa

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River Junction, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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River Junction
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River Junction
Coordinates: 41°29′26″N91°29′49″W / 41.49056°N 91.49694°W / 41.49056; -91.49694
Country United States
State Iowa
County Johnson
Elevation
650 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 319
GNIS feature ID460649 [1]

River Junction is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

The community was named after its location at the confluence of the English and Iowa Rivers. River Junction was founded in 1873. [2] Its population was 42 in 1902. [3] The population was 42 in 1940. [4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "River Junction, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Aurner, Clarence Ray (1912). Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa, History, Volume 1. Western Historical Press. p. 168.
  3. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 310.
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