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Beech Hill, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°45′53″N 82°0′10″W / 38.76472°N 82.00278°W / 38.76472; -82.00278
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Beech Hill
Beech Hill is located in West Virginia
Beech Hill
Beech Hill
Location within the state of West Virginia
Beech Hill is located in the United States
Beech Hill
Beech Hill
Beech Hill (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°45′53″N 82°0′10″W / 38.76472°N 82.00278°W / 38.76472; -82.00278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMason
Elevation
574 ft (175 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1535541[1]

Beech Hill is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.

The community derives its name from the beech trees near the elevated town site.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beech Hill, West Virginia
  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. 102.