Welcome to Clearco ...
Clearco is located in Greenbrier County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clearco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.
Clearco is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Clearco is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Clearco lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Clearco: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Clearco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clearco.
- Richwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rainelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rupert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quinwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Camden-on-Gauley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Carl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
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 Clearco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clearco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clearco. 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 Clearco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clearco. See our Newspapers Page for Clearco.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clearco ...
Looking for more information about Clearco? 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 Clearco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clearco.
Adding Clearco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clearco 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 Clearco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Clearco post office opened in 1930. The Clearco post office closed in 1970.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clearco.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clearco - 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 Clearco area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Clearco 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/ |