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Welcome to Claypool ...

Claypool is located in Summers County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claypool, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

Claypool is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Claypool: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Claypool ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Claypool: This one is located in Summers County and the other is located in Logan County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Claypool - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

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

Communities near Claypool ...

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

  • Beckley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rainelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mabscott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Alderson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rupert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Quinwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 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 Claypool. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claypool.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claypool ...

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

Adding Claypool to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claypool 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 (so far) for Claypool was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Claypool post office opened in 1923. The Claypool post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claypool.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Summers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Claypool - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Claypool area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Claypool area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/