Scherr, West Virginia

Scherr
—  Unincorporated community  —
Scherr
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Country United States
State West Virginia
County Grant
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
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Scherr is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, USA. Pronounced like "sheer." Scherr lies to the west of the community of Greenland at the crossroads of West Virginia Route 42, West Virginia Route 93, and U.S. Route 48 (Corridor H). Scherr is home to a rock query, asphalt plant, and a small country store.

The Scherr Formation is named after this town, and the type locality of the formation is here.[1]

References

  1. ^ Dennison, J.M., 1970, Stratigraphic divisions of Upper Devonian Greenland Gap Group ("Chemung Formation") along Allegheny Front in West Virginia, Maryland, and Highland County, Virginia: Southeastern Geology, v. 12, no. 1, p. 53-82.