Beatrice, West Virginia

Last updated

Beatrice
Unincorporated community
USA West Virginia location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Beatrice
Location within the state of West Virginia
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Beatrice
Beatrice (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°5′2″N81°8′23″W / 39.08389°N 81.13972°W / 39.08389; -81.13972
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1535438 [1]

Beatrice is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office closed in 1967. [2]

The community was named after Beatrice Haught, a relative of an early settler. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beatrice, West Virginia
  2. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS". Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ 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. 100. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2016.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.