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Welcome to Greenbrier Junction ...

Greenbrier Junction is located in Randolph County<1>.

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

Greenbrier Junction is 2,880 feet [878 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Greenbrier Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Greenbrier Junction ...

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

  • Elkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Belington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mill Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Beverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Junior
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Junior is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Durbin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Womelsdorf
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Huttonsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Montrose
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Montrose is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Harman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenbrier Junction ...

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

Adding Greenbrier Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenbrier Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Greenbrier 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.