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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beard, West Virginia
- ^ 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.