Old Fields, West Virginia

Old Fields
Unincorporated community
Old Fields Show map of West Virginia Old Fields Show map of the US Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°8′5″N 78°56′59″W / 39.13472°N 78.94972°W / 39.13472; -78.94972Coordinates: 39°8′5″N 78°56′59″W / 39.13472°N 78.94972°W / 39.13472; -78.94972
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hardy
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	26845
GNIS feature ID	1555262

Old Fields is an unincorporated community on the South Branch Potomac River in northern Hardy County, West Virginia, USA.

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Old Fields has also been known throughout its history as Indian Old Field, Indian Old Fields, and Oldfields.

The community was named for the fact the original town site was an Indian old field.

Other buildings of interest in the vicinity include Old Fields Church (1812; the second-oldest church in West Virginia), the Garrett Van Meter House (1835), Buena Vista (1836), built for William T. Van Meter (killed in Gen. Wade Hampton’s “Beefsteak Raid” behind Union lines near Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864), and Traveler’s Rest (1856; constructed for Garrett Van Meter’s three unmarried sisters: Ann, Rebecca, and Susan).

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