Boyer, West Virginia
Boyer, West Virginia | |
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![]() ![]() Boyer, West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 38°29′20″N 79°48′02″W / 38.48889°N 79.80056°WCoordinates: 38°29′20″N 79°48′02″W / 38.48889°N 79.80056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Pocahontas |
Elevation | 2,680 ft (820 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1553957[1] |
Boyer is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Boyer is located on state routes 28 and 92, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southeast of Durbin.
The community was named for a businessperson in the lumber industry.[2]
Notable person[]
Opal Wilcox Barron was born here on September 19, 1914. She became the First Lady of West Virginia from 1961 to 1965.
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyer, West Virginia
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 127.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
- Pocahontas County, West Virginia geography stubs