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Former settlement in West Virginia, United States
Warford, West Virginia
Former settlement
Warford, West Virginia is located in West VirginiaWarford, West VirginiaWarford, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°32′15″N 80°54′17″W / 37.53750°N 80.90472°W / 37.53750; -80.90472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Elevation1,424 ft (434 m)
GNIS feature ID1556989

Warford is a former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Warford was located on the New River, east of Pipestem and appeared on maps as late as 1933.

The community was named for a nearby ford possibly used by Indian warriors to cross the river.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warford, West Virginia
  2. LLC, Historic Map Works. "Summers County - Green Sulphur, Talcott, Jumping Branch, Breenbrier, Forest Hill, Pipestem, Atlas: West Virginia State Atlas 1933, West Virginia Historical Map". www.historicmapworks.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  3. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 658.
Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hinton
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