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Clothier, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Boone
Elevation 807 ft (246 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 25047
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554157

Clothier is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Clothier is located along West Virginia Route 17 8 miles (13 km) south of Madison. Clothier has a post office with ZIP code 25047.

Clothier was named after the proprietor of a coal mine.

In 1974, Jack Corn, a DOCUMERICA photographer, photographed Clothier and its inhabitants for a project on mining and its environmental and health consequences. The images are available at Wikimedia Commons.

Gallery

  • VIEW OF THE MAIN HIGHWAY WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF CLOTHIER, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR MADISON IN LOGAN... - NARA - 556420

    Clothier, West Virginia (1974)

  • FOUR YOUNG MEN GATHER IN A BEER JOINT IN CLOTHIER, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR MADISON. THEY ARE LEFT TO RIGHT-MICHAEL DOSS... - NARA - 556440

    Four young men from Clothier

  • MACHINERY SURROUNDS THE OPENING OF A NEW COAL MINE, CALLED THE ROBIN MINE, OWNED BY THE ALMA COAL CORPORATION NEAR... - NARA - 556446

    The new Robin Mine

  • EDGAR ZORNES OF CLOTHIER, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR MADISON WITH HIS DOG. A MINER FOR 23 YEARS, HE HAS BLACK LUNG. DOCTORS... - NARA - 556421

    Miner with black lung disease

Municipalities and communities of Boone County, West Virginia, United States
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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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