Welcome to Anjean ...

Anjean is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anjean, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Anjean is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Anjean is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Anjean: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Anjean ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Richwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• Rainelle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <4>
• Rupert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <4>
• Meadow Bridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Quinwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Falling Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Orient Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
  • Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
• Charmco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmco
  • Charmco is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charmco <4>
• Crawley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawley
  • Crawley is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anjean ...

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

Adding Anjean to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anjean 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 for Anjean was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Anjean post office opened in 1927.

We also found Anjean in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anjean.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anjean. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/