Berwind is a town on the Dry Fork in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 278.[2] The town is named for Edward Julius Berwind, owner of the Berwind Company, and was originally a company town. It was later incorporated in 1905.^{[citation needed]} Berwind is the hometown of Vern Bickford, a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Braves in Boston (1948-1952) and Milwaukee (1953), and for the Baltimore Orioles (1954). Berwind is also encompassed by the Berwind census designated place.

Berwind
Census-designated place
Berwind Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°16′7″N 81°40′0″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	McDowell
Area [1]
• Total	0.301 sq mi (0.78 km2)
• Land	0.289 sq mi (0.75 km2)
• Water	0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	278
• Density	920/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Berwind is on the Norfolk Southern Railway(former Norfolk and Western) network and the Tug Fork river.

References

External links

• The Road to Berwind: A Collection of Pictures and Articles
• Berwind Elementary School
• Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains - Berwind, WV
• Berwind House of Praise

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