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
Baxter
Location within the state of West Virginia
Baxter
Baxter (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°32′38″N 80°8′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMarion
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1535314[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]

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