Beury, West Virginia
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Beury, West Virginia | |
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  Beury  Beury | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′34″N 81°2′26″W / 37.95944°N 81.04056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Fayette |
| Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1549592[1] |
Beury is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
The community was founded in 1870 and has the name of Joseph L. Beury, the proprietor of a coal mine.[2][3] By 1900, the town had over 500 residents, and Beury himself had a 23-room mansion. The town of Beury, however, was abandoned by 1925, and the mansion was buried under rubble after a flood in 2001.[4]
