 The community was named after nearby Stanaford Branch.Stanaford is located at (37.821262, -81.151458).According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²); 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²) of this is land, and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²) is water.