Boyer, West Virginia
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Boyer is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County
, West Virginia
, United States
. Boyer is located on West Virginia Route 28 and West Virginia Route 92 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southeast of Durbin
. The First Lady of West Virginia, Opal Wilcox Barron
(1961-1965) was born here on 19 September 1914.
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,131 people, 835 households, and 527 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 7,594 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Boyer is located on West Virginia Route 28 and West Virginia Route 92 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southeast of Durbin
Durbin, West Virginia
Durbin is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 262 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Durbin is situated in the northern part of Pocahontas County at the confluence of the East and West Forks of the Greenbrier River. It is thus the starting point of the...
. The First Lady of West Virginia, Opal Wilcox Barron
Opal Wilcox Barron
Opal Wilcox Barron 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...
(1961-1965) was born here on 19 September 1914.