Welcome to Saint Clair ...

Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Clair, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Clair: St. Clair

Saint Clair is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Saint Clair is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Saint Clair: 276

Communities Also Named Saint Clair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Saint Clair - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio (3), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Saint Clair ...

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

• Bluefield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluefield
  • From Saint Clair to Bluefield
• Princeton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princeton
  • From Saint Clair to Princeton
• Tazewell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <3>
• Welch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
  • Welch is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Welch
  • From Saint Clair to Welch
• Gary
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
• Pocahontas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pocahontas
  • From Saint Clair to Pocahontas
• Bramwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bramwell
  • From Saint Clair to Bramwell
• Northfork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
  • Northfork is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <3>
• Keystone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <3>
• Matoaka
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
  • Matoaka is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 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 Saint Clair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Clair.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Clair. 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 Saint Clair.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Clair ...

Looking for more information about Saint Clair? 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 Saint Clair, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Clair.

Adding Saint Clair to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Saint Clair on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Clair.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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