Boyer, West Virginia

Boyer, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°29′20″N 79°48′02″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]

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.