Beards Fork West Virginia Map
Beards Fork, West Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Beards Fork, Fayette County.
Interactive Map of Beards Fork, West Virginia
| City | Beards Fork |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Fayette |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.06372 |
| Longitude | -81.227329 |
| Population | 46 |
| Density | 76.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Beards Fork, West Virginia
Beards Fork is a locality in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 46. The population density is 76.9 people per km². Beards Fork is located at 38.0637°N, 81.2273°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25173.
Beards Fork unfolds in a deep crease of the Appalachian Mountains, where the earth has been heaved and folded into dramatic, wooded ridges. It lies 29.6 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 132°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-west of Oak Hill. The air here, especially in the late afternoon as the sun dips behind the western slopes, carries the damp, cool scent of pine needles and decaying leaves, a perfume of the wild. The land itself is a study in verticality, with narrow hollows that funnel the sky into slivers of blue and roads that cling precariously to steep hillsides, their asphalt shimmering with the day’s accumulated heat. Creeks, like the namesake Beards Fork, rush through the valley floor, their waters a constant, murmuring presence, tumbling over moss-slicked stones, a sound that underscores the quiet persistence of this place. The character of Beards Fork is inextricably linked to the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a history that shaped its founding and its people. The legacy of mining is etched not just in the land, though abandoned tipples and overgrown tracks still whisper of that past, but in the stoic resilience of the families who have called this hollow home for generations. The local economy, once driven by the black gold, has since shifted, with many residents now commuting to work in surrounding areas, yet a deep sense of local pride and a quiet understanding of hardship and endurance remain palpable. The rhythm of Beards Fork is one of slow mornings giving way to the day's tasks, punctuated by the occasional rumble of a distant truck or the bark of a dog echoing through the trees, a life lived in concert with the powerful, ancient landscape that surrounds it.
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About This Beards Fork Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Beards Fork, West Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Beards Fork and Fayette County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Beards Fork is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Beards Fork is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
