Vaucluse, West Virginia

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Vaucluse
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Vaucluse
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Vaucluse
Vaucluse (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°23′5″N81°13′53″W / 39.38472°N 81.23139°W / 39.38472; -81.23139
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pleasants
Elevation
636 ft (194 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1555881 [1]

Vaucluse is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after Vaucluse, in France. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vaucluse, 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. pp. 646–647.