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Shryock, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°57′17″N 80°09′01″W / 37.95472°N 80.15028°W / 37.95472; -80.15028
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Shryock, West Virginia
Shryock is located in West Virginia
Shryock
Shryock
Shryock is located in the United States
Shryock
Shryock
Coordinates: 37°57′17″N 80°09′01″W / 37.95472°N 80.15028°W / 37.95472; -80.15028
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Elevation
2,008 ft (612 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555620[1]

Shryock is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Shryock is located on West Virginia Route 92, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) northeast of White Sulphur Springs.

The community was named after Thomas J. Shryock, an official with the St. Lawrence Boom and Lumber Company.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 576.