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Welcome to West Junior ...

West Junior is located in Barbour County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Junior, 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 West Junior: W. Junior

West Junior is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Junior: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near West Junior ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Junior.

  • Elkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckhannon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Philippi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Belington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Parsons
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Beverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hendricks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hendricks is located in Tucker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Womelsdorf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Hambleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hambleton is located in Tucker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Junior ...

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

Adding West Junior to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Junior 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 (so far) for West Junior was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Junior.

Footnotes ...

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