Shawver, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°53′12″N 80°45′56″W / 37.88667°N 80.76556°W / 37.88667; -80.76556CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountiesFayette and GreenbrierElevation
3,008 ft (917 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1549926[1]

Shawver is an unincorporated community in Fayette and Greenbrier counties, West Virginia, United States. Shawver is 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Meadow Bridge.

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

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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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County seat: Fayetteville
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