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Clearco, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°05′36″N 80°34′09″W / 38.09333°N 80.56917°W / 38.09333; -80.56917
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Clearco, West Virginia
Clearco is located in West Virginia
Clearco
Clearco
Clearco is located in the United States
Clearco
Clearco
Coordinates: 38°05′36″N 80°34′09″W / 38.09333°N 80.56917°W / 38.09333; -80.56917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Elevation
3,389 ft (1,033 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554145[1]

Clearco is an unincorporated community and coal town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Clearco is 8 miles (13 km) east-northeast of Quinwood.

The community's name is an amalgamation of Clear Creek Coal Company.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 175.