Clem, West Virginia

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Clem, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Clem, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Clem, West Virginia
Clem, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°38′03″N 80°54′51″W / 38.63417°N 80.91417°W / 38.63417; -80.91417Coordinates: 38°38′03″N 80°54′51″W / 38.63417°N 80.91417°W / 38.63417; -80.91417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton
Elevation
978 ft (298 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549631[1]

Clem is a rural unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Clem is located along County Route 30, 11.25 miles (18.11 km) west-southwest of Sutton.[2]

A post office was established at this location in 1913. Clemuel Baxter Hart (1881-1960), the first postmaster, gave the community its name.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Clem". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Braxton County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  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. 175.
  4. ^ Certificate of Death, Clemuel B. Hart


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