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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Fort Defiance. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Fort Defiance.<1>

Our sources for Fort Defiance (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Fort Defiance other than they indicate that Fort Defiance would be found somewhere in Fayette County, West Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1914 and closed  in 1923.

Communities Also Named Fort Defiance ...

We found four communities that share the name Fort Defiance.

Within West Virginia, the name Fort Defiance is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arizona
    • Apache County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Fort Defiance [Apache County].
  • North Carolina
    • Caldwell County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fort Defiance [Caldwell County].
  • South Dakota
    • Fort Defiance #
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Fort Defiance.
  • Virginia
    • Augusta County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fort Defiance [Augusta County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Fort Defiance ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Fort Defiance:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

More Orphans in  Fayette County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Fayette County.