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Claysville, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°20′56″N 79°03′23″W / 39.34889°N 79.05639°W / 39.34889; -79.05639
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Claysville
Claysville is located in West Virginia
Claysville
Claysville
Location within the state of West Virginia
Claysville is located in the United States
Claysville
Claysville
Claysville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°20′56″N 79°03′23″W / 39.34889°N 79.05639°W / 39.34889; -79.05639
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMineral
Elevation1,086 ft (331 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1537384[1]

Claysville is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, located at the intersection of West Virginia Route 93 and U.S. Route 50. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community bears the name of a pioneer settler.[2]

New Creek Mountain near Claysville, WV, circa 1908

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claysville, 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. p. 174.