Warfield Map
Warfield is a city in Martin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 284 at the 2000 census.
The city of Warfield developed in the early 1850s after a salt works plant was established by George Rogers Clark Floyd and John Warfield of Virginia. The post office was established on April 15, 1856 and was named after the latter of the two men. Floyd further developed the city as the shipping point for his coal mine, the first to open in future Martin County. Warfield served as the county seat from 1870 to 1873, when it was moved to Inez.
Warfield is located at 37°50?34?N 82°25?15?W / 37.84278°N 82.42083°W / 37.84278; -82.42083 (37.842799, -82.420766). The town lies along the Tug Fork River, which is the boundary between Kentucky and West Virginia.
Nearby cities include Kermit, Chattaroy, South Williamson, Williamson, Delbarton.