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Beatrice, West Virginia

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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Beatrice
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°5′2″N 81°8′23″W / 39.08389°N 81.13972°W / 39.08389; -81.13972
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Elevation676 ft (206 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1535438

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

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

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.
Municipalities and communities of Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Harrisville
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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