Clothier, West Virginia

Clothier, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Clothier, West Virginia
Clothier, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°56′48″N 81°48′37″W / 37.94667°N 81.81028°W / 37.94667; -81.81028Coordinates: 37°56′48″N 81°48′37″W / 37.94667°N 81.81028°W / 37.94667; -81.81028
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Boone
Elevation 807 ft (246 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 25047
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554157[1]

Clothier is an unincorporated community in Boone 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 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.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  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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