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Welcome to West Anaheim Junction ...

West Anaheim Junction is located in Orange County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Anaheim Junction: W. Anaheim Jct. (or less commonly used: W. Anaheim Jctn.)

West Anaheim Junction is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Anaheim Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for West Anaheim Junction ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near West Anaheim Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Anaheim Junction.

  • Long Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Santa Ana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntington Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Corona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Pomona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
  • Fullerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Costa Mesa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Downey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <3>
  • West Covina
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Anaheim Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Anaheim Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Anaheim Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Anaheim Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Anaheim Junction. See our Newspapers Page for West Anaheim Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Anaheim Junction ...

Looking for more information about West Anaheim Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Anaheim Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Anaheim Junction.

Adding West Anaheim Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Anaheim Junction in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Anaheim Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Anaheim Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Anaheim Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.