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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Beckley Junction (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Beckley Junction. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Beckley Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Beckley Junction: Beckley Jct. (or less commonly used: Beckley Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Beckley Junction is located in Raleigh County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Beckley Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beckley Junction:

  • Raleigh County     (The home county of Beckley Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.
    • MacArthur
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for MacArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacArthur
      • MacArthur is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for MacArthur <2>
    • Raleigh
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raleigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
    • Beckley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Old Mill Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
      • Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
    • Wickham
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
      • Wickham is located in Raleigh County
    • Mabscott
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
      • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Sprague
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in Raleigh County
    • Tilden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
      • Tilden is located in Raleigh County
    • Crab Orchard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <2>
    • Beaver
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Skelton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
      • Skelton is located in Raleigh County
    • Pemberton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pemberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.
    • Whitesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
      • Whitesville is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Former names for Whitesville:
      • Jarrods Valley
      • Pritchard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <2>
    • Elk Run Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Run Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
      • Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
    • Janie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
      • Janie is located in Boone County
      • Former name for Janie:
      • Mordue
    • Lindytown ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
      • Lindytown is located in Boone County
    • Greenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Boone County
    • Rocklick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocklick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
      • Rocklick is located in Boone County
    • Twilight
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
      • Twilight is located in Boone County
    • Bald Knob
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
      • Bald Knob is located in Boone County
    • Sylvester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barrett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Boone County
    • Bandytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
      • Bandytown is located in Boone County
    • Pondco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pondco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
      • Pondco is located in Boone County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.
    • Kilsyth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilsyth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
      • Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
    • Mount Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <2>
    • Prince
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
      • Pax is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Quinnimont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
      • Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
    • Roseville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Fayette County
    • White Oak Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
      • White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
    • McKendree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKendree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
      • McKendree is located in Fayette County
    • Harvey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Fayette County
    • Redstar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redstar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
      • Redstar is located in Fayette County
    • Alaska ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
      • Alaska is located in Fayette County
    • Newlyn ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
      • Newlyn is located in Fayette County
  • Greenbrier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.
    • Vale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
      • Vale is located in Greenbrier County
    • Rainelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Charmco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
      • Hines is located in Greenbrier County
    • McRoss
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
      • McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
    • Alderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Rupert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.
    • Carbon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Kanawha County
    • Acme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Kanawha County
    • Eskdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
      • Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
    • Handley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
      • Handley is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.
    • Northfork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
      • Northfork is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <2>
    • Keystone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <2>
    • Kyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Kyle is located in McDowell County
    • Elkhorn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
    • Kimball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <2>
    • Big Four
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
      • Big Four is located in McDowell County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.
    • Lashmeet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
      • Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
    • Matoaka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
      • Matoaka is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Weyanoke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
      • Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
    • Athens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
    • Princeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Johnston Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
      • Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
    • Montcalm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montcalm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
      • Montcalm is located in Mercer County
    • Flipping
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flipping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
      • Flipping is located in Mercer County
    • Elgood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
      • Elgood is located in Mercer County
    • Bramwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • El Centro ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Centro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
      • El Centro is located in Mercer County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.
    • Creamery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
      • Creamery is located in Monroe County
    • Ballard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
      • Ballard is located in Monroe County
  • Summers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.
    • Jumping Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
      • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
    • Nimitz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
      • Nimitz is located in Summers County
    • New Richmond ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
      • New Richmond is located in Summers County
    • Sandstone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Brooklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
      • Brooklin is located in Summers County
    • Hinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bellepoint
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
      • Bellepoint is located in Summers County
    • Packs Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
      • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
    • Pipestem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • True
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
      • True is located in Summers County
    • Hilldale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Summers County
    • Buck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
      • Buck is located in Summers County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.
    • Mullens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bud
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
      • Bud is located in Wyoming County
    • Keyrock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
      • Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
    • Kopperston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
      • Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
    • Rock View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
      • Rock View is located in Wyoming County
    • Pineville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Turkey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
      • Turkey is located in Wyoming County
    • Mullensville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mullensville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
      • Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
    • Oceana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wyoming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
    • Fanny
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fanny. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
      • Fanny is located in Wyoming County
    • Woosley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woosley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
      • Woosley is located in Wyoming County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beckley Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Beckley Junction.

Cemeteries Near Beckley Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beckley Junction.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beckley Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.

  • St. Sebastians Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Sebastians Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Sebastians Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wright Hunter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Hunter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Teel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. TaborCemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Calfee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Davis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pemberton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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    • W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
      • The W.T. Warden Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Warden Family Cemetery
    • Cannaday Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannaday Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannaday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Aliff Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aliff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Beckley Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beckley Junction.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Beckley Junction, with the one closest to Beckley Junction listed first.

  • Pemberton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pemberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
    • Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
  • Daniels
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
    • Daniels is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <2>
  • Prosperity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
    • Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
  • Lester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Raleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Shady Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
    • Crow is located in Raleigh County
  • Cirtsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cirtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
    • Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
  • Grandview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
  • Mount Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <2>
  • Matville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
    • Matville is located in Raleigh County
  • Prince
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Quinnimont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
    • Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
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    • Roseville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Fayette County
    • Odd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
      • Odd is located in Raleigh County
    • Glade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Glade is located in Fayette County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beckley Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beckley Junction.

Newspapers Published in Beckley Junction ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beckley Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beckley Junction, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beckley Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Beckley Junction:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beckley Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beckley Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beckley Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7640, Longitude: -81.1959       In this case, the coordinates for Beckley Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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