Stanaford, West Virginia

About Stanaford

Stanaford, WV is a small unincorporated community located in southern West Virginia.

Stanaford holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.91 square miles.

📰 Stanaford News Today

• Ribbon cut at Stanaford Grove West Virginia Press Association · Apr 22
• Ribbon cutting held for Stanaford Grove Trail System WVNS · Apr 21
• James Lee Flint, Sr. Obituary Jun 4, 2026 Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapels · Jun 4
• The Battle of Stanaford: A massacre in W.Va. vanished from the pages of labor history West Virginia Explorer · Aug 30
• WV Superintendent Michele Blatt visits Stanaford and Mabscott Elementary Schools to celebrate student success - WOAY-TV WOAY-TV · Nov 17

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What Makes Stanaford Unique

• The only place in America named Stanaford — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

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