Shawvers Crossing, West Virginia

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Shawvers Crossing, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 37°57′12″N80°39′29″W / 37.95333°N 80.65806°W / 37.95333; -80.65806 Coordinates: 37°57′12″N80°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 ID1555603 [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]

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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.