Hernshaw is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Hernshaw is located on West Virginia Route 94, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Marmet, along Lens Creek.[2] Hernshaw has a post office with ZIP code 25107.[3]
The community's name is an amalgamation of the names Herndon and Renshaw, two men in the local coal mining industry.[4]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-11-29
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ 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. 306.
