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Junction City, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43748. It stands on Turkey Run. The Survey maps it on the Junction City quadrangle. 721 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 833 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresJunction City fell from 819 to 721 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 819 | |
| 2020 | 721 | -98 (-12%) |
Then and now
1907 to 2002The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1907 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Logan quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Logan quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Logan quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Junction City quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Junction City quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Junction City quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Junction City quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,952 words on this township1883 History Perry County, Ohio, published 1883 names this settlement in its chapter on Jackson Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Junction City was laid out in 1872, by George Wolf and John Edmiston. Mr. Wolf had previously laid out a townand called it Damascus, and Mr. Edmiston had laid out one and named it 'Trio City. Wolf and Edmiston owned farms adjoining, near the crossing of the C. & M. V. and N.S. &S. Railroads. Mr. Wolf was Postmaster and had succeeded in having the name of the post oflice changed from East Rush Creek to Damascus, corresponding with the name of his newly platted village. Unpleasant complications ensuing, Wolt and Ediniston, the rival town proprietors, were induced to submit affairs to arbitration, which recommended that the two proprietors unite their plats, that the names of Trio City and Damascus be discarded, and that the joint town and post office be called Junction City. This arrangement was amicably agreed to by all parties interested, and so the village and post office were duly christened Junction City. The place had been known for nearly twenty years as Wolf's Station, a point on the C.&M.V.R. R. During all this time, however, it was but a small hamlet, containing only a post office, store, a shop or two, and a very few inhabitants. After the laying out of Junction City, there was a ready sale of lots for a while, and the village grew with considerable rapidity. It now contains a post office, two station houses, two telegraph offices, two hotels, two churches, one bent works, one flouring mill, one newspaper, a good two-story brick school house, two dry goods stores, two hardware stores, two drug stores, two millinery stores, four physicians, one meat shop, and a number of groceries and eating houses.
Passage source: 1883 History Perry County, Ohio, published 1883.
Three railroads pass through the town. The village is situated near the north bank of Rush Creek, part of it lving in the valley, but most of it on the slopes and heights northward. Junction City has now a population of about five hundred, and steps have heen recently taken to have the village incorporated.
Passage source: 1883 History Perry County, Ohio, published 1883.
Wolftown was a little old-time hamlet. situated not far from the Reading township line, two miles north of Junction City. Wolttown is a familiar name vet to old settlers, and at one time, and for quite a number of years, it had a tannery. a store, a number of shops and several private residences. But its ancient glory has departed. Two family residences and a number of unoccupied houses, is all that remains of the old town.
Passage source: 1883 History Perry County, Ohio, published 1883.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Jackson Township - it names this place 7 more 7 times.
Fires near this place
26 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Junction City between 2014 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5126 |
| 21 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4566 |
| 16 April 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4367 |
| 15 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4366 |
| 12 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 12646 |
| 1 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 715 |
| 9 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15487 |
| 31 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 716 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 219 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 219 specimens collected within 10 miles of Junction City between 1891 and 1975: 161 Animalia, 35 Plantae, 20 Fungi, 2 Unrecorded, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Bergstrom, J., Black R. J., Buchanan, J. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Uromyces junci-effusi P.Syd. & Syd. | 1910 | W. A. Kellerman | |
 | Equisetum arvense L. | 1937 | Sharps, M.E. | Rush Creek Twp. |
 | Holwaya gigantea (Peck) E.J.Durand | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | [Specific locality illegible.] |
 | Porella platyphylla (L.) Pfeiff. | 1891 | W. C. Werner | |
 | Puccinia schedonnardi Kellerm. & Swingle | 1895 | W. A. Kellerman | |
 | Uromyces junci Tul. | 1901 | W. A. Kellerman | Junction City |
 | Natrix kirtlandii (Kennicott, 1856) | 1902 | Dilto, C. R. | Perry Co., Ohio |
 | Puccinia muhlenbergiae Arthur & Holw. | 1902 | W. A. Kellerman & J. McOwen Jr. | |
| Podosphaera oxyacanthae (DC.) de Bary | 1903 | Black R. J. | Bremen | |
 | Endothia fluens (Sowerby) Shear & N.E.Stevens | 1912 | Nixon E. L. | Perry Co. |
 | Coleosporium carneum (Bosc) H.S.Jacks. | 1915 | G.G. Hedgcock | Gainesville |
 | Telmatodytes palustris (A.Wilson, 1810) | 1926 | Franks, R. W. (Roscoe W.) | Honey Creek, Buckeye Lake, Perry, Ohio, USA |
All 219 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Junction City: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Clay, Coal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnelly Pit | Clay, Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Junction City Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ludowici-Celadon Donnelly Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rush Creek Clay Company Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rush Creek Clay Company Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Turkey Run Mine Johnson City Clay | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Junction City in 20 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Junction City | $350,000 | Small stream flooding occurred. ||The rainfall maximum affected the headwaters of Sunday Creek and Moxahala Creek. The water from Sunday Creek drained south through Corning, causing a dozen evacuations in town. The water was 4 feet over Route 13 in Corning. The water from Moxahala Creek flowed north and northeast. Its waters rose rapidly and flooded portions of Crooksville. Around 16 units of an apartment complex called Village Green was flooded. Water was as much as 3 feet deep. Also in Crooksville, a mobile home park and some homes along China Street were flooded. Around 15 people were evacuated in Crooksville. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $300,000 | Most of the damage was concentrated along Route 94 or Garey Road, to the north and east of the town of Junction City. Trees were uprooted, power lines downed, and a roof was blown off a farm house. Several other roofs were damaged. Bales of hay were thrown about pastures. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Junction City | $185,000 | A tornado touched down on Jackson Township Road 371 and moved east, along County Route 9, known as Pen Road. A slate roof of a house was ripped off and a modular home was shifted several inches off its concrete block foundation. Further east, the roof to a trailer was ripped off. On Palomino Road, the tornado destroyed a barn and garage. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $10,000 | Trees fell onto Route 37. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $5,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down around Junction City. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down across roads. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $3,000 | Trees fell onto power lines along Route 668. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down from Junction City to Roseville. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $2,000 | Large tree limbs and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down near Junction City. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $1,000 | Trees were blown down along County Route 11. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $500 | A tree was blown down along Garey Road Northeast by Junction City. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $500 | Trees were blown down across Logan Street. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $500 | A tree was blown down and blocked a road in Junction City. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $100 | In Junction City, a tree and power line were blown down onto a local road near the New Lebanon Cemetery. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | A gust to 58 mph was measured by private wind equipment. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | Trees were blown down along Route 668. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Junction City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Junction City | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Junction City | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Carthon | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Asbury (historical) | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mainsville | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Salem | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Wellan (historical) | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Crossenville | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| New Lexington | 4.8 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Junction City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q549986 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064918. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.