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Welcome to West Virginia Central Junction ...

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

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 the earliest mention that we've 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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Virginia Central Junction: 304 & 681<3>

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)
  • Keyser
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • Lonaconing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carpendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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)
  • Salisbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ridgeley
    (19 miles [30.6 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 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Virginia Central 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 West Virginia Central Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the West Virginia Central 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.
<5>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.