Greer, West Virginia Explained

Greer
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of West Virginia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mason
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:728
Coordinates:38.8194°N -82.0303°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:GNIS ID
Blank Info:1539730

Greer is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.

The community derives its name from the local Greer Limestone Company.[1]

The Mississippian tetrapod Greererpeton burkemorani was named after this community by Alfred Romer in 1969.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 285.
  2. Smithson. T.R.. September 1982. The cranial morphology of Greererpeton burkernorani Romer (Amphibia:Temnospondyli). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 76. 29–90. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1982.tb01955.x.