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Coordinates: 39°28′20″N 79°03′49″W / 39.47222°N 79.06361°W / 39.47222; -79.06361
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'''Beryl''' was an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[coal town]] located in [[Mineral County, West Virginia|Mineral County]], [[West Virginia]]. 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. [[West Virginia Route 46]] allows for the only mode of transportation to Beryl.
'''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.


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>
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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Latest revision as of 00:16, 17 April 2024

Beryl
Unincorporated community
Beryl is located in West Virginia
Beryl
Beryl
Location within the state of West Virginia
Beryl is located in the United States
Beryl
Beryl
Beryl (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°28′20″N 79°03′49″W / 39.47222°N 79.06361°W / 39.47222; -79.06361
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMineral
Elevation
[1]
1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1553873[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

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beryl, 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. 109.


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