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.
Boyer, West Virginia | |
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  Boyer, West Virginia  Boyer, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 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] |
The community was named for a businessperson in the lumber industry.[2]
Notable person
editOpal Wilcox Barron was born here on September 19, 1914. She became the First Lady of West Virginia from 1961 to 1965.
References
edit- ^ 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.
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