Official Name: | Boyer, West Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pocahontas |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 2680 |
Coordinates: | 38.4889°N -79.8006°W |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1553957 |
Boyer is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Boyer is located on state routes 28 and 92, 4miles south-southeast of Durbin.
The community was named for a businessperson in the lumber industry.[1]
Opal Wilcox Barron was born here on September 19, 1914. She became the First Lady of West Virginia from 1961 to 1965.