Mount Clare, West Virginia

Mount Clare is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Clare is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Clarksburg. Mount Clare has a post office with ZIP code 26408.[2]

Mount Clare, West Virginia
Mount Clare is located in West Virginia
Mount Clare
Mount Clare
Mount Clare is located in the United States
Mount Clare
Mount Clare
Coordinates: 39°12′55″N 80°20′44″W / 39.21528°N 80.34556°W / 39.21528; -80.34556
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26408
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID2627670[1]

History

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The community was named after Mount Clare Shops in Baltimore.[3] The Quiet Dell School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Clare, West Virginia
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  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. 431.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.