Rensford, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Rensford is located in West Virginia
Rensford
Rensford
Location within West Virginia and the United States
Rensford is located in the United States
Rensford
Rensford
Rensford (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°18′50″N 81°28′51″W / 38.31389°N 81.48083°W / 38.31389; -81.48083
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
771 ft (235 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1555464[1]

Rensford is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed. It was also known as Point Lick.

The community most likely was named after the Rensord family.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rensford, West Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rensford, West Virginia
  3. ↑ 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. 528.


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