City of Junction City, Geary County, Kansas, United States

Overview of Junction City

• Name:
  Junction City
• Official Name:
  City of Junction City
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Geary County, Kansas, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Incorporated in 1859. Named because it is near the junction of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers.
• Surveys:
  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 5 East
  

  Townships: 11 South, 12 South

  Range 6 East
  

  Townships: 11 South, 12 South
• County Seat of:
  Geary County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:39.028609339° 01' 43.0"N

  Longitude:-96.831397896° 49' 53.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Grandview Plaza (Jefferson Township) 2.3 mi. E
  • Wreford (Lyon Township) 4.7 mi. S
  • Kansas Falls (Smoky Hill Township) 5.4 mi. SW
  • Alida (Smoky Hill Township) 7.5 mi. NW
  • Ogden (Ogden Township, Riley County) 8.8 mi. NE
  • Milford (Milford Township) 10.6 mi. NW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Highland 1.2 mi. SW
  • Saint Marys 1.8 mi. SW
  • Fort Riley Post (Smoky Hill Township) 3.1 mi. NE
  • Fort Riley Post (Smoky Hill Township) 3.1 mi. NE
  • Fairview (Jefferson Township) 5.1 mi. NE
  • Rosey (Jefferson Township) 6.7 mi. SE
  • Wetzel (Blakely Township) 6.8 mi. SE
  • Salchow (Blakely Township) 7.2 mi. SE
  • Vinton (Milford Township) 7.5 mi. N
  • Saint Johns (Smoky Hill Township) 7.7 mi. NW
  • Alida-Upland (Fragrant Hill Township, Dickinson County) 8.2 mi. NW
  • Alida (Smoky Hill Township) 8.7 mi. NW
• Population:
  17,215
• Elevation:
  336 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  377850636
• Updated Apr 28, 2020