Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia

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

Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°21′11″N 77°50′15″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Jefferson
Area [1]
• Total	1.013 sq mi (2.62 km2)
• Land	1.013 sq mi (2.62 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	541 ft (165 m)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	703
• Density	690/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25442
GNIS feature ID	2586882[2]

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]