Shawvers Crossing, West Virginia

Shawvers Crossing, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Shawvers
Crossing
Shawvers
Crossing
Coordinates: 37°57′12″N 80°39′29″W / 37.95333°N 80.65806°W / 37.95333; -80.65806Coordinates: 37°57′12″N 80°39′29″W / 37.95333°N 80.65806°W / 37.95333; -80.65806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Greenbrier
Elevation 2,441 ft (744 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555603[1]

Shawvers Crossing is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Shawvers Crossing is located on U.S. Route 60 southeast of Rupert.

Shawver most likely is a corruption of Schaeffer.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 570.


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