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Warford

Ghost town · Summers County, West Virginia

Big Bend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Big Bend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Warford is a ghost town in Summers County, West Virginia. It is one of 8 former communities in Summers County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Warford as a historical populated place on the Pipestem topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.5376° N, 80.9048° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePipestem
Elevation1,420 ft
Nearest living townHinton, WV
Distance to it9.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1556989
Coordinates37.53762, -80.90481

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What's there now

Warford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hinton, WV (population 2,413), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,420 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Warford?

Warford is in Summers County, West Virginia, at 37.5376, -80.9048.

How many ghost towns are in Summers County?

Summers County, West Virginia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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