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Coordinates: 38°38′03″N 80°54′51″W / 38.63417°N 80.91417°W / 38.63417; -80.91417
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Clem, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Clem, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Clem, West Virginia
Clem, West Virginia
Clem, West Virginia is located in the United States
Clem, West Virginia
Clem, West Virginia
Coordinates: 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, 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 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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