Clothier, West Virginia

Clothier is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Clothier is located along West Virginia Route 17, 8 miles (13 km) south of Madison. Clothier has a post office with ZIP code 25047.[2]

Clothier, West Virginia
Clothier, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Clothier, West Virginia
Clothier, West Virginia
Clothier, West Virginia is located in the United States
Clothier, West Virginia
Clothier, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°56′48″N 81°48′37″W / 37.94667°N 81.81028°W / 37.94667; -81.81028
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBoone
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25047
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554157[1]

Clothier was named after the proprietor of a coal mine.[3]

In 1974, Jack Corn, a DOCUMERICA photographer, photographed Clothier and its inhabitants for a project on mining and its environmental and health consequences. The images are available at Wikimedia Commons.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 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. 177.
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