Welcome to Cats Run Junction ...

Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Cats Run Junction for more information about variations on the name of Cats Run Junction.

Cats Run Junction is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Cats Run Junction ...

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

• Morgantown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <3>
• Uniontown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <3>
• California
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <3>
• Westover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <3>
• Waynesburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <3>
• Granville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Brownsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brownsville is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <3>
• Star City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
• Fairchance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairchance is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cats Run Junction ...

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

Adding Cats Run Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cats Run 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 Cats Run Junction was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cats Run Junction.