| Beards Fork, West Virginia | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Fayette |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.684 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.682 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.002 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 1,253 ft (382 m) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 199 |
| • Density | 118.2/sq mi (45.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25173 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-54109 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1553820[2] |
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Beards Fork is an unincorporated census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States that was founded as a coal mining company town. As of the 2010 census, its population was 199.[3]
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Beards Fork is located at (38.063720, -81.227329).[2] Its elevation is 1,253 feet (382 m).
Beards Fork is situated between two mountain ridges in central Fayette County, and is closest to the unincorporated town of Robson. The Post Office in Robson handles the mail for Beards Fork.
Historically, Beards Fork has been the location of coal mining, and at one point, the longest building in the world under one roof was located in Beards Fork- a coal tipple that spanned the valley; it was 5,555 feet (1,693 m) in length. Today, there is no mining, but logging persists; a flood in 2001 was exacerbated by the rupture of an illegal dam formed by logging remnants.
Beards Fork is served by WV 61 via Beards Fork Road, a paved one-lane road maintained by the state; a creek runs parallel to the road throughout most of the inhabited portion of the valley (known locally as a 'hollow' or 'holler').
The only entity of any kind to have offices in Beards Fork is the Southern Appalachian Labor School's Community Center, a non-profit organization that primarily provides housing services and children's programs to area residents.
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