Scherr, West Virginia

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Scherr, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°11′35″N79°10′12″W / 39.19306°N 79.17000°W / 39.19306; -79.17000
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Grant
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Scherr is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The community's name is pronounced like "sheer." Scherr lies to the west of the community of Greenland at the crossroads of West Virginia Route 42, West Virginia Route 93, and U.S. Route 48 (Corridor H). Scherr is home to a rock quarry, asphalt plant, and a small shut down country store.

The Scherr Formation is named after this town, and the type locality of the formation is here. [1]

The community was named after Arnold C. Scherr, a state official who was instrumental in securing a post office for the town. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Dennison, J.M., 1970, Stratigraphic divisions of Upper Devonian Greenland Gap Group ("Chemung Formation") along Allegheny Front in West Virginia, Maryland, and Highland County, Virginia: Southeastern Geology, v. 12, no. 1, p. 53-82.
  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. 558.


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