Lawford, West Virginia

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Lawford
Unincorporated community
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Lawford
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Lawford
Lawford (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°04′07″N80°56′10″W / 39.06861°N 80.93611°W / 39.06861; -80.93611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Elevation
823 ft (251 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554922 [1]

Lawford is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [2]

History

The community was named after Asby Poole Law (1823-1868), a pioneer settler. [3] He arrived with his family in 1848 and settled on a farm originally cleared by Joshua Smith in 1840. [4] A post office called Lawford was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1943. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lawford, West Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lawford, West Virginia
  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. 362. (The book misspells Asby as "Asberry".)
  4. ↑ History of Ritchie County: With Biographical Sketches of Its Pioneers and with Interesting Reminiscences of Revolutionary and Indian Times by Minnie Kendall Lowther, Wheeling News Litho. Co., Wheeling, W.Va. (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV); pg 264.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 2, 2016.


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