Bartow, West Virginia
{{short description|Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Bartow, West Virginia
|settlement_type = Census-designated place (CDP)
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|image_skyline = Bartow central.jpg
|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = U.S. Route 250
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|pushpin_map = West Virginia
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = West Virginia
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Pocahontas
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.464
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.464
|area_water_sq_mi = 0
|population_as_of = 2010
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}
|population_total = 111
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|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_m =
|elevation_ft = 2769
|coordinates = {{coord|38|32|28|N|79|47|03|W|region:US-WV|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 24920
|area_codes = 304 & 681
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = 1550176{{gnis|1550176}}
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Bartow is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 111 at the 2010 census.
Bartow is situated along U.S. Route 250 and West Virginia Route 92 and on the East Fork Greenbrier River, approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} east of Durbin. It has a post office with ZIP code 24920.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=24920&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615115030/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=24920&Go=Go |date=June 15, 2011 }}
Bartow is named for Col. Francis S. Bartow, a Confederate commander who died at the Battle of First Manassas on July 21, 1861.{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=97}} The Battle of Greenbrier River, also known as the Battle of Camp Bartow, took place on October 3, 1861, about one mile (1.6 km) southeast of the present town.
The Camp Bartow Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.{{NRISref|version=2010a}} Located near Bartow is the Camp Allegheny Historic District, listed in 1990.
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Bartow 1S, West Virginia, 1991–2020 normals, 1944-2020 extremes: 3025ft (922m)
|single line = Yes
| Jan record high F = 69
| Feb record high F = 71
| Mar record high F = 81
| Apr record high F = 86
| May record high F = 91
| Jun record high F = 89
| Jul record high F = 92
| Aug record high F = 93
| Sep record high F = 88
| Oct record high F = 86
| Nov record high F = 78
| Dec record high F = 72
| year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 57.6
|Feb avg record high F = 60.7
|Mar avg record high F = 69.9
|Apr avg record high F = 79.1
|May avg record high F = 82.9
|Jun avg record high F = 84.0
|Jul avg record high F = 85.4
|Aug avg record high F = 84.3
|Sep avg record high F = 82.0
|Oct avg record high F = 76.9
|Nov avg record high F = 68.8
|Dec avg record high F = 57.9
|year avg record high F = 87.0
|Jan high F = 35.0
|Feb high F = 38.8
|Mar high F = 47.1
|Apr high F = 59.7
|May high F = 68.1
|Jun high F = 74.2
|Jul high F = 77.4
|Aug high F = 76.4
|Sep high F = 70.9
|Oct high F = 61.1
|Nov high F = 48.9
|Dec high F = 39.0
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 26.2
|Feb mean F = 29.0
|Mar mean F = 36.3
|Apr mean F = 47.4
|May mean F = 56.4
|Jun mean F = 63.5
|Jul mean F = 66.9
|Aug mean F = 65.7
|Sep mean F = 59.6
|Oct mean F = 49.2
|Nov mean F = 38.4
|Dec mean F = 30.4
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 17.4
|Feb low F = 19.2
|Mar low F = 25.6
|Apr low F = 35.1
|May low F = 44.7
|Jun low F = 52.8
|Jul low F = 56.4
|Aug low F = 55.0
|Sep low F = 48.3
|Oct low F = 37.2
|Nov low F = 27.8
|Dec low F = 21.8
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -4.3
|Feb avg record low F = -0.5
|Mar avg record low F = 7.1
|Apr avg record low F = 21.0
|May avg record low F = 29.2
|Jun avg record low F = 38.8
|Jul avg record low F = 45.6
|Aug avg record low F = 44.3
|Sep avg record low F = 34.3
|Oct avg record low F = 23.4
|Nov avg record low F = 12.8
|Dec avg record low F = 3.6
|year avg record low F = -6.6
| Jan record low F = -30
| Feb record low F = -23
| Mar record low F = -11
| Apr record low F = 11
| May record low F = 20
| Jun record low F = 28
| Jul record low F = 35
| Aug record low F = 32
| Sep record low F = 18
| Oct record low F = 11
| Nov record low F = -2
| Dec record low F = -20
| year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.42
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.99
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.09
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.81
|May precipitation inch = 4.87
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.94
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.10
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.62
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.49
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.86
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.92
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.67
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 16.00
|Feb snow inch = 17.20
|Mar snow inch = 13.90
|Apr snow inch = 2.50
|May snow inch = 0.10
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.00
|Oct snow inch = 0.60
|Nov snow inch = 4.30
|Dec snow inch = 12.80
|year snow inch =
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00460509&format=pdf
|title = Bartow 1S, West Virginia 1991-2020 Monthly Normals
|access-date = December 18, 2023
}}
|source 2 = XMACIS (temp records & monthly max/mins)
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 18, 2023
}}
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References
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{{Pocahontas County, West Virginia}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Category:Census-designated places in West Virginia
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