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Welcome to Gardner Junction ...

Gardner Junction is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

Gardner Junction is 2,400 feet [732 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gardner Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Gardner Junction: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Gardner Junction ...

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

  • Bluefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluefield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Narrows
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
  • Athens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rich Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Peterstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pocahontas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Bramwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Northfork
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Keystone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gardner Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gardner 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 Gardner Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Gardner Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.