Beards Fork, WV

Beards Fork is a census-designated place and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States that was founded as a coal town. The 2020 census counted 127 residents. The community takes its name from nearby Beards Fork creek. Its elevation is 1,253 feet. That mix gives Beards Fork a clear local shape within West Virginia, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Beards Fork is situated between two mountain ridges in central Fayette County, and is closest to the unincorporated town of Robson.