Hartford City, WV

Hartford City, also known as Hartford, is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 509 residents. Hartford is located on a portion of land owned by Colonel Andrew Waggener, who in 1772 was given 4,000 acres by King George III for his services in the French and Indian War. Hartford City was established as a town in 1853, and a coal mine was established the same year. That mix gives Hartford City a clear local shape within West Virginia, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.