Boyer, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°29′20″N 79°48′02″W / 38.48889°N 79.80056°W / 38.48889; -79.80056CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyPocahontasElevation
2,680 ft (820 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1553957[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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyer, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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.
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