Beury, West Virginia

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Beury, West Virginia
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549592[1]

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

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

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.