Clem, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°38′03″N 80°54′51″W / 38.63417°N 80.91417°W / 38.63417; -80.91417CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyBraxtonElevation
978 ft (298 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS 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, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Braxton County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. 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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