Beury is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Beury, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°57′34″N 81°2′26″W / 37.95944°N 81.04056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Fayette |
Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1549592[1] |
The community has the name of J. L. Beury, the proprietor of a mine.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beury, 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. 110.