Crown, Logan County, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Crown, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Crown
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Logan
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:814
Coordinates:37.7583°N -81.8439°W
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1554230

Crown is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Crown is located on County Route 16 and Buffalo Creek, 2.25miles northeast of Man.[1]

Crown was so named on account of its lofty elevation.[2] An older name for Crown is Lax or Lax Station.

Notes and References

  1. . Logan County, West Virginia General Highway Map . 2011 . 2 . October 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206092839/http://gis.wvdot.com/gti/County_Maps/Logan_2_of_2.pdf . 2012-02-06 . dead .
  2. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 29.