Welcome to Beckley Junction ...
Beckley Junction is located in Raleigh County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beckley Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
A typical abbreviation for Beckley Junction: Beckley Jct. (or less commonly used: Beckley Jctn.)
Beckley Junction is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Beckley Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Beckley Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Beckley Junction: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Beckley Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beckley Junction.
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
- Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hinton is located in Summers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
- Mullens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
- Mullens is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <5>
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- Sophia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
- Sophia is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <5>
- Meadow Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rhodell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Pax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Thurmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
- Thurmond is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <5>
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 Beckley Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beckley Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beckley 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 Beckley Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beckley Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Beckley Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beckley Junction ...
Looking for more information about Beckley 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 Beckley Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beckley Junction.
Adding Beckley Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beckley 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 for Beckley Junction was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beckley Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beckley Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Beckley Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Beckley Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |