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Laurel Junction

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท WEST VIRGINIA

A historical populated place in Ritchie County, West Virginia, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Laurel Junction
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
West Virginia
County
Ritchie County
USGS Map
Petroleum
Coordinates
39.1945214, -81.2992827
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GNIS Feature ID
1688994

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1688994. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map West Virginia Geological Survey. Map III of Monongalia, Marion and Taylor Counties Showing Agricultural Soils. Morgantown, West Virginia: The Survey, 1913.
  • Text U.S. Postal Service US Postal Guide, various edition dates. Use code US-T133/YYYY.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.