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Crown, Logan County, West Virginia

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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Crown, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°45′30″N 81°50′38″W / 37.75833°N 81.84389°W / 37.75833; -81.84389
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Elevation814 ft (248 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554230

Crown is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Crown is located on County Route 16 and Buffalo Creek, 2.25 miles (3.62 km) northeast of Man.

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

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crown, Logan County, West Virginia
  2. Logan County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 29.
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