Welcome to West Virginia Central Junction ...

West Virginia Central Junction is located in Mineral County<1>.

The location of West Virginia Central Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Virginia Central Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for West Virginia Central Junction: W. Virginia Central Jct. (or less commonly used: W. Virginia Central Jctn.)

West Virginia Central Junction is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for West Virginia Central Junction: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near West Virginia Central Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Virginia Central Junction.

• Frostburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• Keyser
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <5>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Romney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
• Lonaconing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Carpendale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Salisbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Ridgeley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
  • Ridgeley is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Virginia Central Junction ...

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

Adding West Virginia Central Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Virginia Central 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 for West Virginia Central Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found West Virginia Central Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Virginia Central Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Virginia Central Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mineral County: www.mineralcountywv.com/

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