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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 162 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Baxter, Marion County, West Virginia”, “Baxter, WV”, and “Stafford”
- Postal code: 26560
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paw Paw and Pleasant View.
Paw Paw
Hamlet
Paw Paw is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States.
Pleasant View
Hamlet
Pleasant View is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Pleasant View is located along U.S. Route 19, 1.3 miles north of Rivesville.
Montana
Hamlet
Montana is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Montana is located on the Monongahela River across from Rivesville. Montana is situated 2½ miles southeast of Baxter.
Baxter
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Marion, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.54397° or 39° 32′ 38″ northLongitude
-80.1423° or 80° 8′ 32″ westPopulation
162Elevation
892 feet (272 metres)Open location code
86FXGVV5+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 154173651OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4798062Wikidata ID
Q4873825
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Baxter” goes by many names.
- French: “Baxter”
- Irish: “Baxter”
- Ladin: “Baxter”
- Persian: “بکستر، شهرستان ماریون، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “بکستر”
- Spanish: “Baxter, condado de Marion (Virginia Occidental)”
- Spanish: “Baxter, condado de Marion”
- Spanish: “Baxter”
- Volapük: “Baxter (komot: Marion)”
- Volapük: “Baxter”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baxter United Methodist Church and Baxter Volunteer Fire Park.
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