Boyer is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Boyer is located on
state routes 28 and
92, south-southeast of
Durbin.
The community was named for a businessperson in the lumber industry.
Notable person
Opal Wilcox Barron
Opal Wilcox Barron (September 19, 1914 – September 11, 2010) was First Lady of West Virginia from 1961 to 1965. She was born in Boyer, West Virginia.
She married William Wallace Barron on February 15, 1936, in Amherst, Virginia. William Barr ...
was born here on September 19, 1914. She became the
First Lady
First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical
A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...
of West Virginia from 1961 to 1965.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
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