Hernshaw, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Hernshaw is located in West Virginia
Hernshaw
Hernshaw
Hernshaw is located in the United States
Hernshaw
Hernshaw
Coordinates: 38°13′30″N 81°36′08″W / 38.22500°N 81.60222°W / 38.22500; -81.60222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
666 ft (203 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25107
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1540175[1]

Hernshaw is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Hernshaw is located on West Virginia Route 94, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Marmet, along Lens Creek.[2] Hernshaw has a post office with ZIP code 25107.[3]

The community's name is an amalgamation of the names Herndon and Renshaw, two men in the local coal mining industry.[4]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-11-29
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ^ 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. 306.


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