Beury, West Virginia

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Beury, West Virginia
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Beury
Coordinates: 37°57′34″N81°2′26″W / 37.95944°N 81.04056°W / 37.95944; -81.04056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1549592 [1]

Beury is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

The community has the name of J. L. Beury, the proprietor of a mine. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beury, 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. 110.