Beckley, West Virginia

E38693
city county seat

Beckley, West Virginia is a small city in southern West Virginia known historically as a coal-mining and transportation hub and now as a regional center for commerce, education, and outdoor recreation near the New River Gorge.

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Label Occurrences
Beckley, West Virginia canonical 40
Beckley 11
Beckley metropolitan area 5

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
county seat ⓘ
areaCode 304 ⓘ
681 ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Raleigh County ⓘ
currentEconomy education ⓘ
healthcare ⓘ
retail and services ⓘ
tourism and outdoor recreation ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 50 miles from Charleston, West Virginia ⓘ
economicHistory coal mining ⓘ
railroad transportation ⓘ
elevation approximately 2,400 feet ⓘ
approximately 730 meters ⓘ
founded 1838 ⓘ
foundedBy Alfred Beckley ⓘ
John Beckley’s son Alfred Beckley ⓘ
governmentType mayor–council government ⓘ
hasAirport Raleigh County Memorial Airport ⓘ
hasAttraction Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine ⓘ
Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia ⓘ
Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia ⓘ
hasInstitution Beckley ARH Hospital ⓘ
Raleigh General Hospital ⓘ
West Virginia University ⓘ
surface form: West Virginia University Beckley campus (WVU Tech relocation site)

West Virginia University ⓘ
surface form: West Virginia University Institute of Technology (historical campus, later relocated)
incorporated 1838 ⓘ
isPartOf Appalachia ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian region
isRegionalHubFor southern West Virginia ⓘ
knownFor coal mining history ⓘ
proximity to New River Gorge ⓘ
regional center for commerce ⓘ
regional center for education ⓘ
regional center for healthcare ⓘ
transportation hub role in southern West Virginia ⓘ
locatedIn Southern West Virginia ⓘ
locatedOnTransportCorridor Interstate 64 ⓘ
Interstate 77 ⓘ
West Virginia Turnpike ⓘ
namedAfter John James Beckley ⓘ
near New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
population approximately 17,000 ⓘ
populationCensusYear 2020 ⓘ
postalCodeRange 25801 ⓘ
servedBy Raleigh County Memorial Airport ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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Bluefield–Beckley–Oak Hill television market → servesCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Southern West Virginia → hasCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley
Oak Hill, West Virginia → isInMetropolitanArea → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley–Oak Hill, West Virginia area
U.S. Route 19 → connectsCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve → nearestCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Fayetteville → locatedNearCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Fayetteville, West Virginia
Raleigh County, West Virginia → countySeat → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Raleigh County, West Virginia → largestCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Raleigh County, West Virginia → hasMunicipality → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Raleigh County, West Virginia → economicCenter → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Raleigh County → countySeat → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley
Raleigh County → contains → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley
Raleigh County → hasCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley
West Virginia Turnpike → connectsCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Raleigh County Memorial Airport → locatedIn → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley metropolitan area
Raleigh County Memorial Airport → serves → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia → territoryIncludes → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
John Beckley’s son Alfred Beckley → familyName → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Alfred Beckley
this entity surface form: Beckley
John Beckley’s son Alfred Beckley → founded → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Alfred Beckley
John Beckley’s son Alfred Beckley → namedAfter → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Alfred Beckley
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine → locatedIn → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine → city → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine → operatedBy → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Beckley
Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia → city → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley
Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia → locatedIn → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia → locatedIn → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Raleigh General Hospital → city → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital → locatedIn → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Raleigh General Hospital → regionServed → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley metropolitan area
Beckley ARH Hospital → locatedIn → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Beckley ARH Hospital → regionServed → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley metropolitan area
U.S. Route 19 Business (Fayetteville–Beckley, West Virginia) → serves → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia University System → hasRegionalCampusLocation → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Chris Sarandon → placeOfBirth → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley, West Virginia, United States
John James Beckley → familyName → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley
Shady Spring, West Virginia → near → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Shady Spring, West Virginia → countySeatNearby → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Daniels, West Virginia → isNear → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Daniels, West Virginia → isPartOf → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley metropolitan area
Welch, West Virginia → nearestMajorCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
United States Census Bureau’s Beckley, WV micropolitan area → anchorCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
United States Census Bureau’s Beckley, WV micropolitan area → geographicFocus → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley labor and trade area
Sophia, West Virginia → nearCity → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Mabscott, West Virginia → adjacentTo → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Mabscott, West Virginia → isNear → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Mabscott, West Virginia → partOfMetropolitanArea → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley area
Mabscott, West Virginia → isResidentialSuburbOf → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Sophia → near → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Sophia, West Virginia
Shady Spring → locatedNear → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Shady Spring → hasProximityTo → Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beckley metropolitan area