Claysville, West Virginia

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Claysville
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Claysville
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Claysville
Claysville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°20′56″N79°03′23″W / 39.34889°N 79.05639°W / 39.34889; -79.05639
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mineral
Elevation
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1,086 ft (331 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1537384 [1]

Claysville is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, located at the intersection of West Virginia Route 93 and U.S. Route 50. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community bears the name of a pioneer settler. [2]

New Creek Mountain near Claysville, WV, circa 1908 New Creek Mountains near Claysville WV from Book of the Royal Blue October 1908 Vol 12 No 01 Page 11.jpg
New Creek Mountain near Claysville, WV, circa 1908

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claysville, West Virginia
  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. 174.