Baxter, Marion County, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Baxter is an unincorporated community
in Marion County
, West Virginia
, United States
. Baxter lies to the northwest of Rivesville
along Paw Paw Creek
.
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.http://books.google.com/books?id=2-gJAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA196&lpg=RA1-PA196&dq=new+entral+coal+stafford+mine+baxter+wv&source=web&ots=D9jOc13qxL&sig=Ph2J86VthPV5lwUauz-f-OHNGwU
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Marion County
Marion County, West Virginia
| style="float:right;"|As of the census of 2000, there were 56,598 people, 23,652 households, and 15,515 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 26,660 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Baxter lies to the northwest of Rivesville
Rivesville, West Virginia
Rivesville is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 913 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:Rivesville is located at in the heart of the Fairmont coal field on the north-west bank of the Monongahela River around its confluence with Paw Paw Creek.According to the...
along Paw Paw Creek
Paw Paw Creek
Paw Paw Creek is a tributary of the Monongahela River in West Virginia in the United States. The headwaters of the creek begin in Monongalia County, north of Fairview, and empty into the river in Rivesville, coursing through the Marion County towns of Fairview, Grays Flat, Grant Town, Baxter, and...
.
The town was once the site of the Stafford Mine, one of the largest bituminous coal
Bituminous coal
Bituminous coal or black coal is a relatively soft coal containing a tarlike substance called bitumen. It is of higher quality than lignite coal but of poorer quality than Anthracite...
mines in Marion County, owned by the New Central Coal Company of New York.http://books.google.com/books?id=2-gJAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA196&lpg=RA1-PA196&dq=new+entral+coal+stafford+mine+baxter+wv&source=web&ots=D9jOc13qxL&sig=Ph2J86VthPV5lwUauz-f-OHNGwU