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'''Beryl, West Virginia''' a once thriving town, but homes and properties were slowly purchased over the years by [[Westvaco]] paper company. By the late 1900's all the residents were gone, and the last standing home became an office for the Westvaco woodyard. |
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|name = Beryl |
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Currently only [[New Page Paper]] formally Westvaco, and [[Kingsford Charcoal]] occupie the location of the town. |
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[[WV 46]] is the only road access. |
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|map_caption = Location within Mineral county |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[West Virginia]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in West Virginia|County]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Mineral County, West Virginia|Mineral]] |
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|population_as_of = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]] |
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|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |
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'''Beryl''' was an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[coal town]] located in [[Mineral County, West Virginia|Mineral County]], [[West Virginia]], United States. Homes and properties were slowly purchased over the years by [[Westvaco]] paper company. By the late 1900s, all the residents were gone, and the last standing home became an office for the Westvaco woodyard. Currently, only [[New Page Paper]] (formerly Westvaco) and [[Kingsford Charcoal]] occupy the location of the town.{{cn|date=April 2024}} [[West Virginia Route 46]] allows for the only mode of transportation to Beryl. |
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Beryl Abernathy, the onetime postmaster, gave the community her name.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=137|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press |location=Piedmont, WV|page=109}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Mineral County, West Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Coal towns in West Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Populated places on the North Branch Potomac River]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:16, 17 April 2024
Beryl | |
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  Beryl Location within the state of West Virginia  Beryl Beryl (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°28′20″N 79°03′49″W / 39.47222°N 79.06361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mineral |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1553873[1] |
Beryl was an unincorporated community and coal town located in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. Homes and properties were slowly purchased over the years by Westvaco paper company. By the late 1900s, all the residents were gone, and the last standing home became an office for the Westvaco woodyard. Currently, only New Page Paper (formerly Westvaco) and Kingsford Charcoal occupy the location of the town.[citation needed] West Virginia Route 46 allows for the only mode of transportation to Beryl.
Beryl Abernathy, the onetime postmaster, gave the community her name.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beryl, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 109.
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