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Welcome to Lawford ...

Lawford is located in Ritchie County<1>.


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


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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lawford: (304) and (681)<4>

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.<2> 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)
  • Pennsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • West Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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)
  • Ellenboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cairo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Fork
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people

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.<6>

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.

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 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 Lawford - 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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