Welcome to Clemtown ...

Clemtown is located in Barbour County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clemtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Clemtown is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Clemtown: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Clemtown ...

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

• Fairmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairmont
  • From Clemtown to Fairmont
• Clarksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarksburg
  • From Clemtown to Clarksburg
• Bridgeport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Grafton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grafton
  • From Clemtown to Grafton
• Philippi
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Philippi
  • From Clemtown to Philippi
• Pleasant Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant Valley
  • From Clemtown to Pleasant Valley
• Belington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belington
  • From Clemtown to Belington
• Stonewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
  • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
• Nutter Fort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
  • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
• Parsons
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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  • Parsons is located in Tucker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Parsons
  • From Clemtown to Parsons

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 Clemtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clemtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clemtown ...

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

Adding Clemtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clemtown 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 Clemtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Clemtown post office opened in 1881.

We also found Clemtown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clemtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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