Beatrice, West Virginia

Beatrice
Unincorporated community
Beatrice is located in West Virginia
Beatrice
Beatrice
Location within the state of West Virginia
Beatrice is located in the United States
Beatrice
Beatrice
Beatrice (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°5′2″N 81°8′23″W / 39.08389°N 81.13972°W / 39.08389; -81.13972
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1535438[1]

Beatrice is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office closed in 1967.[2]

The community was named after Beatrice Haught, a relative of an early settler.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beatrice, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
  3. ^ 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. 100.


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