Clothier, West Virginia Facts for Kids

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

Clothier is a small place in Logan County, West Virginia, in the United States. It's called an unincorporated community. This means it's a town that doesn't have its own local government, like a city or a village might. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

Clothier is located along West Virginia Route 17. This road helps connect it to other places. It's about 8 miles (13 km) south of a town called Madison. Clothier even has its own post office with the ZIP code 25047.

History of Clothier
- How Clothier Got Its Name
- Life in a Mining Town
Notable People
- Famous Faces from Clothier
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History of Clothier

How Clothier Got Its Name

Clothier was named a long time ago. It got its name from a person who owned a coal mine in the area. Many towns in West Virginia were named after people involved in the coal industry, which was very important there.

Life in a Mining Town

In 1974, a photographer named Jack Corn visited Clothier. He worked for a project called DOCUMERICA. This project aimed to show what life was like in different parts of America. Jack Corn took many pictures of Clothier and the people who lived there. His photos show what daily life was like in a mining community. You can see these pictures on Wikimedia Commons.

Notable People

Famous Faces from Clothier

Even though Clothier is a small community, some notable people have come from there.

Fred Haddad was born in Clothier. He became a very successful businessman. He helped start and was the president of a big discount store chain called Heck's.