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The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
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.
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 ...
Fola is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Fola is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south of Clay. References
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 ...
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.
Clay County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,051. [1] Its county seat is Clay. [2] The county was founded in 1858 and named in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. [3]
Eastern terminus of WV 612: Oak Hill: 66.5: 107.0: WV 16 south / WV 61 south – Greenstown, Hilltop: South end of WV 16/WV 61 overlap: Begin freeway: 66.8– 66.9: 107.5– 107.7 — WV 16 north / WV 61 north (Hank Williams Sr. Memorial Road) – Downtown: North end of WV 16/WV 61 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance: 67.6– 68.0 ...