Beury, West Virginia

Beury, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Beury
Beury
Coordinates: 37°57′34″N 81°2′26″W / 37.95944°N 81.04056°W / 37.95944; -81.04056Coordinates: 37°57′34″N 81°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.

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.


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