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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Beard, West Virginia

Beard is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Beard is located on the Greenbrier River, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of Hillsboro.

The community was named after Josiah Beard, the proprietor of a local mill.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beard, 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. 99.