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Shawver, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°53′12″N 80°45′56″W / 37.88667°N 80.76556°W / 37.88667; -80.76556
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Shawver, West Virginia
Shawver is located in West Virginia
Shawver
Shawver
Shawver is located in the United States
Shawver
Shawver
Coordinates: 37°53′12″N 80°45′56″W / 37.88667°N 80.76556°W / 37.88667; -80.76556
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesFayette and Greenbrier
Elevation
3,008 ft (917 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS 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

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  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.