Canfield, Braxton County, West Virginia

Canfield
Unincorporated community
Canfield Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°35′39″N 80°45′14″W / 38.59417°N 80.75389°W / 38.59417; -80.75389Coordinates: 38°35′39″N 80°45′14″W / 38.59417°N 80.75389°W / 38.59417; -80.75389
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Braxton
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Canfield is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.

Some say the community was named after B. T. Canfield, a local farmer, while others believe Canfield has the name of an early postmaster.^[1]

References

↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 152.

Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Sutton

Towns	Burnsville Flatwoods Gassaway Sutton

Unincorporated communities	Arnett Bison Bonnie Canfield Caress Centralia Chapel Clem Copen Corley Cutlips Dingy Duck Elmira Exchange Falls Mill Flower Frametown Gem Gip Glendon Heaters Herold Home Joppa Letch Little Birch Little Otter Napier Newville Orlando‡ Riffle Rollyson Rosedale Servia Strange Creek Tague Tesla Thrash Two Lick Run Waggy‡ Wilsie

Ghost town	Bower

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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