Beckwith, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Beckwith is located in West Virginia
Beckwith
Beckwith
Beckwith is located in the United States
Beckwith
Beckwith
Coordinates: 38°05′52″N 81°09′12″W / 38.09778°N 81.15333°W / 38.09778; -81.15333
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549584[1]

Beckwith is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Beckwith is located on West Virginia Route 16 and Laurel Creek, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) northwest of Fayetteville.[2] Beckwith had a post office, which closed on October 3, 1998.[3] The community has the name of P. D. Beckwith.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Beckwith". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Fayette County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ 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. 101.


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