Misplaced Pages

Besoco, West Virginia

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Besoco, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Besoco, West Virginia is located in West VirginiaBesoco, West VirginiaBesoco, West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaBesoco, West Virginia is located in the United StatesBesoco, West VirginiaBesoco, West VirginiaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°37′39″N 81°14′27″W / 37.62750°N 81.24083°W / 37.62750; -81.24083
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation1,818 ft (554 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes25815
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1535674

Besoco is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Besoco is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Sophia.

The name Besoco is an amalgamation of the Beckley Smokeless Coal Company.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 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. 109.
Municipalities and communities of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Beckley
City
Raleigh County map
Towns
CDPs
Other
communities
Ghost towns
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


Stub icon

This article about a location in Raleigh County, West Virginia is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Besoco, West Virginia Add topic