| Warwood, West Virginia | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
| Pushpin Map: | West Virginia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ohio |
| Leader Name: | Robert J. Burke |
| Leader Title1: | President |
| Established Date: | 1854 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.1167°N -80.6997°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code 26003 |
| Area Code: | 304 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Website: | www.warwoodtool.com |
Warwood is a neighborhood of the city of Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 673 feet (205 m). Warwood was named for the Warwood Tool Company. Founded by Henry Warwood of Martins Ferry, Ohio in 1854, the company was sold to Daniel L. Heiskell in 1892 and moved to a location four miles north of Wheeling. The Warwood Tool Company remains in existence to this day.https://books.google.com/books?id=G43kOop0fMUC&dq=Warwood+tool+company+history&pg=PA25
In the first half of the 20th century, a large number of Greek immigrants predominantly from the island of Karpathos settled in Warwood to work in the coal mines.[1] [2] Among Warwood natives of Karpathian descent is the noted Greek Orthodox theologian John G. Panagiotou.[3]
Glenns Run, a tributary to the Ohio River, joins here.