Welcome to Claysville ...

Claysville is located in Mineral County<1>.

The location of Claysville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Claysville is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Claysville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Claysville: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Claysville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Claysville - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Claysville.

Communities near Claysville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Claysville.

• Keyser
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <5>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Westernport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <5>
• Romney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
• Lonaconing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Piedmont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
• Loch Lynn Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
  • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
• Barton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
• Midland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Claysville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claysville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Claysville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claysville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Claysville. See our Newspapers Page for Claysville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claysville ...

Looking for more information about Claysville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Claysville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Claysville.

Adding Claysville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claysville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Claysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Claysville post office opened in 1860.

We also found Claysville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claysville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mineral County: www.mineralcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/