Berwind, WV

Berwind is a census-designated place in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The community is named for Edward Julius Berwind, owner of the Berwind Company, and was originally a company town. Berwind was later incorporated in 1905. That mix gives Berwind 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. Berwind is the hometown of Vern Bickford, a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Braves in Boston and Milwaukee, and for the Baltimore Orioles.