Scherr is an unincorporated community in Grant County

Grant County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,299 people, 4,591 households, and 3,273 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 6,105 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

, West Virginia

West Virginia

West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

, USA. Pronounced like "sheer." Scherr lies to the west of the community of Greenland

Greenland, West Virginia

Greenland is an unincorporated community between Walker's Ridge and New Creek Mountain on the North Fork Patterson Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, USA. Greenland lies at the western end of Greenland Gap in New Creek Mountain....

 at the crossroads of West Virginia Route 42, West Virginia Route 93, and U.S. Route 48

U.S. Route 48

U.S. Route 48 , or Corridor H, is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System. It is an east–west United States highway that runs from northern Virginia to central West Virginia.- West Virginia :...

 (Corridor H). Scherr is home to a rock query, asphalt plant, and a small country store.

The Scherr Formation

Scherr Formation

The Devonian Scherr Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.-Description:The Scherr Formation consists predominantly of siltstone and shale. Lower part of unit includes considerable fine-grained sandstone, while upper two thirds contains almost no...

is named after this town, and the type locality of the formation is here.