Crow, West Virginia

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Crow, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°45′33″N 81°04′36″W / 37.75917°N 81.07667°W / 37.75917; -81.07667Coordinates: 37°45′33″N 81°04′36″W / 37.75917°N 81.07667°W / 37.75917; -81.07667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
2,507 ft (764 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1537879[1]

Crow is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Crow is located on West Virginia Route 307, 6 miles (9.7 km) east-southeast of Beckley.

The community was named after the black crow native to the area.[2]

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. 192.