Claremont, West Virginia

Claremont, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Claremont
Claremont
Coordinates: 37°55′5″N 81°3′3″W / 37.91806°N 81.05083°W / 37.91806; -81.05083Coordinates: 37°55′5″N 81°3′3″W / 37.91806°N 81.05083°W / 37.91806; -81.05083
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation 1,093 ft (333 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1549627[1]

Claremont is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia. It was also known as Beechwood.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claremont, West Virginia
  2. 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. 173.


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