The location of Lawford
Welcome to Lawford ...
Lawford is located in Ritchie County.
The location of Lawford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
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 near Lawford ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Lawford and not the distance as if you drove.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Auburn [Map] | 90 | NE | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Cairo [Map] | 262 | NW | 15 miles [24.1 km] |
| Ellenboro [Map] | 356 | NW | 15 miles [24.1 km] |
| Glenville [Map] | 1,473 | SE | 10 miles [16.1 km] |
| Grantsville [Map] | 531 | SW | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
| Harrisville [Map] | 1,740 | NW | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Lawford.
Communities Also Named Lawford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found another community named Lawford - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawford.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lawford. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- 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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawford.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper 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.
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.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lawford) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0687, Longitude: -80.9362 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Lawford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lawford. |