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Welcome to Laurel Junction ...

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.


Laurel Junction would have been located within present day Ritchie County<2>.


The location of Laurel Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Laurel Junction is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Laurel Junction was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Laurel Junction once stood is in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Laurel Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Laurel Junction - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel Junction.

Communities near Laurel Junction ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Marietta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <6>
  • Vienna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <6>
  • Belpre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
  • Williamstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
    • Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <6>
  • Harrisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <6>
  • Pennsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Belmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Elizabeth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

Adding Laurel Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurel Junction in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Laurel Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Laurel Junction post office opened in 1875.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurel Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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