Shanks is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

[2] Shanks is located east of Romney along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) on the eastern flanks of South Branch Mountain.

Shanks Roadside Park is located directly to its west on U.S. Route 50.

Abraham Shank, an early postmaster and local merchant, gave the community his name.

This article is about a location in Hampshire County, West Virginia is a stub.