Braucher
Braucher is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Braucher is located on the west fork of the Greenbrier River, 3.5 miles north of Durbin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Braucher, West Virginia”, “Braucher, WV”, and “Brocker”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gaudineer Knob and Gaudineer Scenic Area.
Gaudineer Knob
Peak
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gaudineer Knob is a mountain summit on the Randolph/Pocahontas County line in eastern West Virginia, US. It is the highest elevation of Shavers Mountain, a ridge of the Alleghenies, and is located about 1.7 miles east of Cheat Bridge. Gaudineer Knob is situated 1½ miles northwest of Braucher.
Gaudineer Scenic Area
Park
The Gaudineer Scenic Area is a scenic area and National Natural Landmark in the Monongahela National Forest. It is situated just north of Gaudineer Knob of Shavers Mountain on the border of Randolph and Pocahontas Counties, West Virginia, USA, about 5 miles northwest of the town of Durbin. Gaudineer Scenic Area is situated 2 miles northwest of Braucher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burner and Olive.
Burner
Hamlet
Burner is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Burner is located on the west fork of the Greenbrier River, 5 miles north of Durbin and was established by the Pocahontas Lumber Company in 1903.
Olive
Hamlet
Olive is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Olive is 1 mile north of Durbin. Olive is situated 2½ miles south of Braucher.
Frank
Hamlet
Frank is a census-designated place in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 79 at the 2020 census. It was named to honor Frank Hoffman in 1926. Frank is situated 3½ miles south of Braucher.
Braucher
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.59873° or 38° 35′ 55″ northLongitude
-79.82062° or 79° 49′ 14″ westElevation
2,930 feet (893 metres)Open location code
87C2H5XH+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 158363238OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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