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Clay is centrally located within Clay County at (38.462855, -81.080024), [13] along the Elk River [14] and West Virginia Route 16 at an elevation of 708 feet (216 m). [6] West Virginia Route 4 overlaps with Route 16 in the north of Clay. There is not much bottom land in Clay, as the river cuts a deep gorge through the city, limiting growth.
Flat Top Mountain: 3560 / 1085 Highest elevation achieved at Huff Knob Castle Mountain (Pendleton) 3410 / 1039 There are two Castle Mountains in West Virginia Crumpler Mountain (McDowell County, West Virginia) 3377 / 1020 Cherokee Mountain (McDowell County, West Virginia) 3190 / 1001 New Creek Mountain: 3094 / 940 Plumley Mountain: 3078 / 938
Little Italy is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 787 feet (240 m). It lies at an elevation of 787 feet (240 m). A large share of the early settlers being natives of Italy caused the name to be selected.
West Virginia Avenue / Sycamore Street: interchange: Chestnut Street: interchange: 3rd Street / 2nd Street - Downtown Clarksburg: interchange: WV 20 (Joyce Street) interchange: I-79 – Fairmont, Charleston: I-79 exit 119: Bridgeport: WV 58 west (Virginia Avenue) to I-79: WV 131 north (Benedum Drive) – Airport: WV 76 east – Flemington: WV ...
Bridgeport is a city in eastern Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 9,325 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Clarksburg micropolitan area in North Central West Virginia. Bridgeport had its beginning in pre-American Revolutionary War times. In 1764, John Simpson entered the area and gave his name to Simpson ...
Mountain is located in extreme northeastern Ritchie County along West Virginia Route 74 and the Hughes River, 6.2 miles (10.0 km) north-northeast of Pennsboro. [2] The community was known as Mole Hill prior to 1949, when residents requested that the name be changed to Mountain [ 1 ] as part of a publicity stunt to literally make a mountain out ...
Ivydale is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Ivydale is located on the Elk River, 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Clay. Ivydale has a post office with ZIP code 25113. [2] Ivydale is most notable as the birthplace of folk hero Harry R. Truman, who was killed during the Mount St. Helens eruption.
Geologic Map of West Virginia. West Virginia's geologic history stretches back into the Precambrian, and includes several periods of mountain building and erosion. At times, much of what is now West Virginia was covered by swamps, marshlands, and shallow seas, accounting for the wide variety of sedimentary rocks found in the state, as well as its wealth of coal and natural gas deposits.