Greer, West Virginia
Greer is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.
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Greer Location within the state of West Virginia Greer Greer (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 38°49′10″N 82°1′49″W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Mason |
Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1539730[1] |
The community derives its name from the local Greer Limestone Company.[2]
The Mississippian tetrapod Greererpeton burkemorani was named after this community by Alfred Romer in 1969.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greer, West Virginia
- 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. 285.
- Smithson, T.R. (September 1982). "The cranial morphology of Greererpeton burkernorani Romer (Amphibia:Temnospondyli)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 76: 29–90. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1982.tb01955.x.
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