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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
Unincorporated community
Boyer, West Virginia
Boyer, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°29′20″N 79°48′02″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPocahontas
Elevation
2,680 ft (820 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553957[1]

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.


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