Euclid, West Virginia

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Euclid, West Virginia
Euclid is located in West Virginia
Euclid
Euclid
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°43′59″N 81°2′40″W / 38.73306°N 81.04444°W / 38.73306; -81.04444Coordinates: 38°43′59″N 81°2′40″W / 38.73306°N 81.04444°W / 38.73306; -81.04444
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549675[1]

Euclid is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] has closed.

The community was named after Dalton Euclid Reip, the son of a man credited with securing the town a post office.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Euclid, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Euclid WV post office
  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. 233.


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