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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Laurel Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Laurel Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Laurel Junction, please Contact Us.
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 Laurel 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 Laurel 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 Laurel 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Laurel Junction: Laurel Jct. (or less commonly used: Laurel Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Laurel Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel Junction.
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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Laurel Junction is historic, it would have been located within present day Ritchie County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ritchie County: Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Tyler, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Laurel Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Junction:
- Ritchie County (The home county of Laurel Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Petroleum
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
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- Rusk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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- Cisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
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- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oxbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
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- Cornwallis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
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- Cantwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Cokeleys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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- League
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County
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- Ellenboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Hannahdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
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- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Freed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hur
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Duckworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Avondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Newberne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- De Kalb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Stumptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Conings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Normantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
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- Garfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
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- Browning ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Medina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
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- Willowdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Liverpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Odaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
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- Meadowdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Wilding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
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- Sandyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
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- Neptune
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
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- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Horseneck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
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- Schultz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Willow Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
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- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Saint Marys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adlai
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- DeLong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Sugar Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Millard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Roane County
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- Reedy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Triplett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Graux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Plum Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- McKim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Friendly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Adonis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Middlebourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sistersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
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- Greencastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
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- Windy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
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- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
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- Lucile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
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- Peewee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
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- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Dallison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
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- Leachtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Parkers Towne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Mineral Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Parkersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Boaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
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- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Youba
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
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- Coolville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beebe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
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- Vanderhoof
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
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- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tuppers Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Keno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Monroe County (OH)
- Fly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Noble County (OH)
- Harriettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Yankeeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Newell Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Sandhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Belpre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <2>
- Harmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Wade
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Grand View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Deucher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Porterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Junction.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Laurel Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenhill Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Everly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rizer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Metz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elfritz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (680 more) ...
- Freeport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Laurel Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurel Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Junction, with the one closest to Laurel Junction listed first.
- Eaton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eaton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Petroleum
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Rusk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Walker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Cisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Deerwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deerwalk is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwalk
- Nutter Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Dallison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Borland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Borland is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leachtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Oxbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurel Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Junction.
Newspapers Published in Laurel 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Junction, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Laurel Junction:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Ritchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Pleasants County
- Roane County
- Tyler County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Laurel Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurel Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |