Berwind, West Virginia

Berwind is a town on the Dry Fork in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 188. The town is named for Edward Julius Berwind, owner of the Berwind Company, and was originally a company town. It was later incorporated in 1905. 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. Berwind is also encompassed by the Berwind census designated place.
Berwind is on the Norfolk Southern Railway network and the Tug Fork river.