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Welcome to Warwood ...

Warwood is located in Ohio County<1>.


The location of Warwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Warwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Warwood is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Warwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Warwood: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Warwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Warwood.

  • Wheeling
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Steubenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Moundsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Clairsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bellaire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
  • Wintersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
  • Shadyside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <5>
  • Mingo Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cadiz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Harrison County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <5>
  • Follansbee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Warwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Warwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Warwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warwood. See our Newspapers Page for Warwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warwood ...

Looking for more information about Warwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Warwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Warwood.

Adding Warwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Warwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Warwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Warwood post office opened in 1910.

We also found Warwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warwood.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Warwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Ohio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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