Boyer, West Virginia
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.
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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyer, 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. 127.
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