Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia Explained

Shenandoah Junction,
West Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Shenandoah Junction
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.013
Area Land Sq Mi:1.013
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:703
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:541
Coordinates:39.3531°N -77.8375°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:25442
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2586882

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. 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 392acres 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 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.[3] Today, the Norfolk Southern Hagerstown Line (H Line), and the CSX Cumberland Subdivision lines intersect at the Junction.[4]

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.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2011-05-14.
  3. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 570.
  4. Web site: Shenandoah West Overview . 2023-06-20 . railstream.net.
  5. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=367464&cityname=Shenandoah+Junction%2C+West+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia