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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.[2]

Warford, West Virginia
Former settlement
Warford, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°32′15″N 80°54′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Elevation
1,424 ft (434 m)
GNIS feature ID1556989[1]

The community was named for a nearby ford possibly used by Indian warriors to cross the river.[3]


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 2019-07-07.
  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.


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