Baxter, Marion County, West Virginia
Baxter is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Baxter lies to the northwest of Rivesville along Paw Paw Creek.
Baxter | |
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  Baxter Location within the state of West Virginia  Baxter Baxter (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°32′38″N 80°8′32″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Marion |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1535314[1] |
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.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baxter, Marion County, West Virginia
- Rose, B.H. (1910). Coal Mines, 1910. B.H. Rose. pp. 1–196. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
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| Cities |  Marion County map | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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