Guardian, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Guardian, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Webster
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1089
Coordinates:38.6361°N -80.4664°W
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1539778

Guardian is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. Guardian is located along the Right Fork Holly River and West Virginia Route 15, 11.4miles north-northwest of Webster Springs.[1]

History

Guardian had a post office, which closed on February 1, 1988.[2] The community took its name from the local Guardian Coal and Oil Company.[3]

Guardian was previously known as Removal from the 1880s until 1937 when the post office named changed to Guardian. Guardian was also referred to as Middleport in early postal records. The history of the town is exhaustively set out in a two volume book set Removal Reflections: A History of Guardian/Removal, West Virginia, published in 2002 and 2015.[4]

Notes and References

  1. . Webster County, West Virginia General Highway Map . PDF . 2011 . 1 . January 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425064911/http://gis.wvdot.com/gti/County_Maps/Webster_1_of_2.pdf . April 25, 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. January 1, 2012. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 286.
  4. Book: Hall, Jeffrey L. Removal reflections: a history of Removal/Guardian, West Virginia. 2002. Jeffrey L. Hall. Diana, WV. 56984196. English.