Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia

Shenandoah Junction,
West Virginia
Census-designated place
Shenandoah Junction is located in West Virginia
Shenandoah Junction
Shenandoah Junction
Shenandoah Junction is located in the United States
Shenandoah Junction
Shenandoah Junction
Coordinates: 39°21′11″N 77°50′15″W / 39.35306°N 77.83750°W / 39.35306; -77.83750
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyJefferson
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.013 sq mi (2.62 km2)
 • Land1.013 sq mi (2.62 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
541 ft (165 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total
703
 • Density690/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25442
GNIS feature ID2586882[2]

Shenandoah Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, Shenandoah Junction had a population of 703.[3] It is located between Kearneysville, WV and Charles Town, WV off WV 9. Shenandoah Junction is home to Jefferson High School and West Virginia's oldest surviving wood-frame structure, the Peter Burr House, built around 1751. The land where Shenandoah Junction was built was part of the 392 acres (1.59 km2) granted by Lord Fairfax to Lewis Neil. The town was originally called Neil's, but the name was changed to Shenandoah Junction in 1881.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Capital Limited passes through Shenandoah Junction in 1970

The community owes much of its early growth to the coming of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the 1830s, and the name refers to the junction of the B&O and Norfolk and Western Railway at the center of the community.[4] Today, the Norfolk Southern Hagerstown Line (H Line), and the CSX Cumberland Subdivision lines intersect at the Junction.[5]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Shenandoah Junction has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[6]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 570.
  5. ^ "Shenandoah West Overview". railstream.net. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Climate Summary for Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia


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