Welcome to Boyer ...
Boyer is located in Pocahontas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Boyer is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Boyer is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Boyer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Boyer: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Boyer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we 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.
Communities near Boyer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boyer.
- Mill Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <5>
- Huttonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
- Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <5>
- Monterey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <5>
- Frank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
- Green Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bank <5>
- Thornwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
- Cass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Cass is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass <5>
- Hightown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boyer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyer.
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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyer. See our Newspapers 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.
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.
Adding Boyer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boyer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Boyer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Boyer post office opened in 1901.
We also found Boyer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Boyer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Boyer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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 found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |