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Welcome to Beaver Junction ...

Beaver Junction is located in Floyd County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Beaver Junction: Beaver Jct. (or less commonly used: Beaver Jctn.)

Beaver Junction is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Beaver Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Beaver Junction: 606

Communities near Beaver Junction ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Paintsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Prestonsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coal Run Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Martin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheelwright
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Dana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dana is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Manton ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Manton is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
  • Printer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Printer is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer

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 Beaver Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaver Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beaver 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 Beaver Junction.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver Junction ...

Looking for more information about Beaver 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 Beaver Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beaver Junction.

Adding Beaver Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beaver Junction in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Beaver Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaver Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver 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.