The location of Boyer
Welcome to Boyer ...
Boyer is located in Pocahontas County.
The location of Boyer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Boyer is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Boyer is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Boyer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Boyer: (304) & (681)<3>
Communities near Boyer ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you are driving.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Monterey (VA) [Map] | 138 | SE | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
| Cass [Map] | --- | SW | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Durbin [Map] | 294 | N | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Frank [Map] | --- | N | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Green Bank [Map] | --- | S | 5 miles [8 km] |
| Harper [Map] | --- | E | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Boyer.
Communities Also Named Boyer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 14 communities that are also named Boyer - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Quebec (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boyer.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boyer. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyer. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyer.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Boyer:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyer ...
Looking for more information about Boyer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
Looking for more information about Boyer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Boyer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boyer.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyer) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4890, Longitude: -79.8006 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Boyer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Boyer. |