Sanford

Sanford is a hamlet in Marion, West Virginia. Sanford is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoult, as well as near Dakota.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prickett’s Fort State Park and Woodlawn Cemetery.

Prickett’s Fort State Park

Park

Prickett's Fort State Park is a 188-acre West Virginia state park north of Fairmont, near the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River. Prickett’s Fort State Park is situated 2 miles east of Sanford.

Woodlawn Cemetery

Cemetery

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Woodlawn Cemetery, located in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States, is an example of the rural cemetery. It was laid out by Tell W. Nicolet of the firm of Morris and Knowles of Pittsburgh, PA. Woodlawn Cemetery is situated 2 miles south of Sanford.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montana and Viola.

Montana

Hamlet

Montana is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Montana is located on the Monongahela River across from Rivesville.

Viola

Hamlet

Viola is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States.

Baxter

Village

Baxter is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Baxter lies to the northwest of Rivesville along Paw Paw Creek. The town was once the site of the Stafford Mine, one of the largest bituminous coal mines in Marion County, owned by the New Central Coal Company of New York. Baxter is situated 2 miles northwest of Sanford.

Sanford

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Marion, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.51953° or 39° 31′ 10″ north

Longitude

-80.12702° or 80° 7′ 37″ west

Elevation

1,001 feet (305 metres)

Open location code

86FXGV9F+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154285719

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4047138

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