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Welcome to Shawvers Crossing ...

Shawvers Crossing is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shawvers Crossing: Shawvers Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Shawvers Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Shawvers Crossing.

Shawvers Crossing is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Shawvers Crossing is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Shawvers Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Shawvers Crossing: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Shawvers Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shawvers Crossing.

  • Lewisburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Richwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ronceverte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Alderson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Quinwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Falling Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Charmco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hines is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shawvers Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shawvers Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shawvers Crossing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shawvers Crossing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawvers Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Shawvers Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shawvers Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Shawvers Crossing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shawvers Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shawvers Crossing.

Adding Shawvers Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shawvers Crossing in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Shawvers Crossing was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shawvers Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shawvers Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Shawvers Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Shawvers Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.