Clothier, West Virginia
| Clothier, West Virginia | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Clothier, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′48″N 81°48′37″W / 37.94667°N 81.81028°WCoordinates: 37°56′48″N 81°48′37″W / 37.94667°N 81.81028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Boone |
| Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25047 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554157[1] |
Clothier is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Clothier is located along West Virginia Route 17 8 miles (13 km) south of Madison. Clothier has a post office with ZIP code 25047.[2]
Clothier was named after the proprietor of a coal mine.[3]
In 1974, Jack Corn, a DOCUMERICA photographer, photographed Clothier and its inhabitants for a project on mining and its environmental and health consequences. The images are available at Wikimedia Commons.
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
- ↑ 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. 177.
Gallery
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Clothier, West Virginia (1974)
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Four young men from Clothier
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The new Robin Mine
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Miner with black lung disease
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