Beatrice, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°5′2″N 81°8′23″W / 39.08389°N 81.13972°W / 39.08389; -81.13972CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyRitchieElevation
676 ft (206 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1535438[1]

Beatrice is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office closed in 1967.[2]

The community was named after Beatrice Haught, a relative of an early settler.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beatrice, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
  3. ^ 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. 100.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Municipalities and communities of Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Harrisville
City
  • Pennsboro
Ritchie County map
Towns
  • Auburn
  • Cairo
  • Ellenboro
  • Harrisville
  • Pullman
Unincorporated
communitiesGhost townsFootnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
  • West Virginia portal
  • United States portal


Stub icon

This article about a location in Ritchie County, West Virginia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e