Welcome to Warford ...
So far, we found very little information about Warford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Warford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Warford, please Contact Us.
Warford would have been located within present day Summers County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Warford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Warford is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Warford was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Warford was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near Warford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Warford.
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Narrows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peterstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Glen Lyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 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 Warford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Warford. 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 Warford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warford. See our Newspapers Page for Warford.
Adding Warford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Warford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Warford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Warford post office opened in 1886. The Warford post office closed in 1947.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Warford.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Warford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Summers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Warford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Warford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |