Cleveland, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Cleveland, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Webster
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1276
Coordinates:38.7269°N -80.3922°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:26215
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1537401[1]

Cleveland is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. Cleveland is located 17miles north of Webster Springs on West Virginia Route 20, along the Right Fork Little Kanawha River.[2] Cleveland has a post office with ZIP code 26215.[3]

History

Over the years, the village now known as Cleveland has had three different names: Buffalo Fork, Point, and Cleveland. This reflected the change in name assigned to the post office located in the community. The first post office was established in 1853 and was named Buffalo Fork, after the small nearby stream that flows into the right fork of the Little Kanawha River.

Thirty years later in 1883, the post office was dubbed "Point" simply because a shorter name was preferred for postal purposes. Point, however, was short-lived, as two years later, in 1885; the post office name was changed to Cleveland, in honor of Grover Cleveland,[4] who was just beginning his first term as President of the United States.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Book: West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer . 1997 . . Yarmouth, Me. . 0-89933-246-3 . 46.
  3. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=26215&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  4. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 175.