| Ward, West Virginia | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Ward |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within West Virginia and the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kanawha |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 709 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2464°N -81.3881°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank Info: | 1548785 |
Ward is an unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed. Ward is approximately 3miles northeast of Cedar Grove, along Kellys Creek.[1]
Some people say the community was named after Ward Hudnall.[2]
Earlier accounts say the community was named after David Ward. The town of Ward was built on property owned by David Ward, who resided in Michigan.[3] The property was leased to the Kelly's Creek Colliery Company. The Black Diamond, a coal periodical published by the National Coal Exchange in Chicago, Illinois, reported in Volume 32, Number 21, dated May 21, 1904, that the town of Ward was built by the Kelly's Creek Colliery Company in four months. Ward's son Charles Willis Ward was the Vice President of Kelly's Creek Colliery Company and the majority of the property is still owned by the estate of David Ward.[4]