Rensford, West Virginia

Rensford, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°18′50″N 81°28′51″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Kanawha
Elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1555464[1]

Rensford is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office ^[2] is closed. It was also known as Point Lick.

The community most likely was named after the Rensord family.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rensford, West Virginia
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rensford, West Virginia
3. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 528.