Boyer, West Virginia

Boyer, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Boyer, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°29′20″N 79°48′02″W / 38.48889°N 79.80056°W / 38.48889; -79.80056Coordinates: 38°29′20″N 79°48′02″W / 38.48889°N 79.80056°W / 38.48889; -79.80056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pocahontas
Elevation 2,680 ft (820 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
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 West Virginia Route 28 and West Virginia Route 92 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southeast of Durbin.

The community was named for a businessperson in the lumber industry.[2]

Notable people

Opal Wilcox Barron was born here on September 19, 1914. She became the First Lady of West Virginia from 1961 to 1965.

References

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