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 altitude 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.
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 (so far) 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. Footnotes ...
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