Claremont, West Virginia
Claremont, West Virginia | |
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 Location of "Beechwood" on hand-drawn map depicting part of Fayette County, West Virginia c. 1887 | |
  Claremont Location within West Virginia  Claremont Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′5″N 81°3′3″W / 37.91806°N 81.05083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Fayette |
| Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1549627[1] |
Claremont is an unincorporated community and defunct coal camp in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Beechwood.[2] As of 2022, little evidence of the former settlement remains.[3] The camp was founded in 1887, and after the mine closed in the 1940s most of the residents moved away, although it hosted schools until the 1960s.[3] A prep plant was built there in the 1980s but later abandoned.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claremont, West Virginia
- ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 173.
- 1 2 3 Steelhammer, Rick (May 3, 2022). "Few traces remain of a former West Virginia coal town". Public Opinion. pp. A2. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
