Euclid, West Virginia

Euclid, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Euclid
Location within the state of West Virginia
Euclid
Euclid (the US)
Coordinates: 38°43′59″N 81°2′40″W / 38.73306°N 81.04444°W / 38.73306; -81.04444Coordinates: 38°43′59″N 81°2′40″W / 38.73306°N 81.04444°W / 38.73306; -81.04444
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Calhoun
Elevation 794 ft (242 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1549675[1]

Euclid is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] has closed.

The community was named after Dalton Euclid Reip, the son of a man credited with securing the town a post office.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Euclid, West Virginia
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Euclid WV post office
  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. 233.


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