Mount Clare, West Virginia

Mount Clare, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Mount Clare
Mount Clare
Coordinates: 39°12′55″N 80°20′44″W / 39.21528°N 80.34556°W / 39.21528; -80.34556Coordinates: 39°12′55″N 80°20′44″W / 39.21528°N 80.34556°W / 39.21528; -80.34556
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Harrison
Elevation 1,020 ft (310 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 26408
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 2627670[1]

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

History

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]

Notable people

Terry Flowers, former star point guard at South Harrison High School, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

References

  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 Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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