Cornstalk, West Virginia

Cornstalk, West Virginia
Cornstalk is located in West Virginia
Cornstalk
Cornstalk
Cornstalk is located in the United States
Cornstalk
Cornstalk
Coordinates: 37°56′46″N 80°31′46″W / 37.94611°N 80.52944°W / 37.94611; -80.52944
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Elevation
2,162 ft (659 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24930
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549642[1]

Cornstalk is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Cornstalk is 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Lewisburg.

The community was named after Cornstalk, a leader of the Shawnee nation.[2]

References

  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. 186.