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Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jefferson

ZIP codes
  
25442

Zip code
  
25442

Local time
  
Saturday 1:55 AM

State
  
West Virginia

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Area
  
2.624 km²

Population
  
703 (2010)

Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia

Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 96% Humidity

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 and Charles Town 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.

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Map of Shenandoah Junction, WV 25442, USA

The town 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.

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.

References

Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia Wikipedia