Baxter
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.- Village with about 160 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 890 feet (270 metres)
- Description: unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia
- Postal code: 26560
- Also known as“Baxter, Marion County, West Virginia”“Baxter, WV”“Stafford”
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Baxter
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Latitude
39.54397° or 39° 32′ 38″ north
Longitude
-80.1423° or 80° 8′ 32″ west
Open location code
86FXGVV5+H3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Baxter” goes by many names.
BaxterIrish
BaxterLadin
بکسترPersian
بکستر، شهرستان ماریون، ویرجینیای غربیPersian
BaxterVolapük
Baxter (komot: Marion)Volapük
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