Welcome to Clear Creek ...
Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County<1>.
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The location of Clear Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clear Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.
A typical abbreviation for Clear Creek: Clear Crk. (or less commonly used: Clear Ck. or Clear Cr.)
Clear Creek is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Clear Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Clear Creek: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Clear Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Clear Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (3), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Missouri (2), Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Texas (3), Utah (3), Virginia and Yukon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clear Creek.
Communities near Clear Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clear Creek.
- Beckley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
- Beckley is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <5>
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <5>
- Mabscott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Sophia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
- Sophia is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <5>
- Smithers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
- Smithers is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <5>
- Gauley Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
- Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <5>
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <5>
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 Clear Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clear Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clear Creek. 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 Clear Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Clear Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clear Creek ...
Looking for more information about Clear Creek? 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 Clear Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clear Creek.
Adding Clear Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Clear Creek post office opened in 1867.
We also found Clear Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clear Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clear Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clear Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Clear Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Clear Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |