Welcome to Lawford ...
Lawford is located in Ritchie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Lawford is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lawford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lawford: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Lawford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lawford - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawford.
Communities near Lawford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lawford.
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <5>
- Pennsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsboro
- Pennsboro is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsboro <5>
- West Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Doddridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
- Grantsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
- Ellenboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
- Ellenboro is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <5>
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
- Sand Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Pullman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Lawford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lawford. 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 Lawford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawford. See our Newspapers Page for Lawford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawford ...
Looking for more information about Lawford? 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 Lawford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lawford.
Adding Lawford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lawford 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 Lawford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lawford post office opened in 1890.
We also found Lawford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawford. 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 Ritchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Lawford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Lawford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |