Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Glen Jean is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County , West Virginia , United States, near Oak Hill . As of the 2010 census , its population is 210.[ 2]
The area had been known as White Oaks, but when the town was founded in the early 1870s the community was named for Jean McKell , the wife of landowner Thomas G. McKell . The town was a center for the coal mining industry and a railroad junction, formerly boasting an opera house, hotels and a company store. Much of the town has disappeared since the end of the coal boom. The chief remaining structure is the Bank of Glen Jean , listed on the National Register of Historic Places .[ 3] New River Gorge National Park and Preserve , located across the street from the bank building, which now functions as a visitor contact center. Glen Jean is also home to the Boy Scouts of America 's national high adventure base, The Summit Bechtel Reserve .[ 4] 24th World Scout Jamboree in 2019.
The latitude of Glen Jean is 37.926 N. The longitude is 81.15 W. It is in the Eastern Time Zone . The elevation is 1,627 feet.
Nearby parks and recreation sites include the Bluestone National Scenic River , the Gauley River National Recreation Area , and the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
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