Mount Clare, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Mount Clare, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Mount Clare
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Harrison
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1020
Coordinates:39.2153°N -80.3456°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:26408
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2627670

Mount Clare is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Clare is 4.5miles south of Clarksburg. Mount Clare has a post office with ZIP code 26408.[1]

History

The community was named after Mount Clare Shops in Baltimore.[2] The Quiet Dell School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=26408&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. 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. 431.