Canvas, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

38°16′06″N 80°46′27″W / 38.26833°N 80.77417°W / 38.26833; -80.77417CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty NicholasElevation

2,133 ft (650 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

26662

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1537024^[1]

Canvas is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Canvas is located on West Virginia Route 39, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Summersville. Canvas has a post office with ZIP code 26662.^[2]

Canvas was originally named Earl but the residents of the area were not fond of the name. Around 1910, Charles William “Bill” Bryant owned a general store and was selling canvas gloves which were a huge hit with the community. At that point, residents held a meeting and it was decided that they would rename the community to Canvas.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
^ 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. 153.