Lawford is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

[2] The community was named after Asby Poole Law (1823-1868), a pioneer settler.

[3] He arrived with his family in 1848 and settled on a farm originally cleared by Joshua Smith in 1840.

[4] A post office called Lawford was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1943.

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