Euclid, West Virginia

Euclid, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Euclid is located in West Virginia
Euclid
Euclid
Location within the state of West Virginia
Euclid is located in the United States
Euclid
Euclid
Euclid (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°43′59″N 81°2′40″W / 38.73306°N 81.04444°W / 38.73306; -81.04444
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549675[1]

Euclid is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] has closed.

The community was named after Dalton Euclid Reip, the son of a man credited with securing the town a post office.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Euclid, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Euclid WV post office
  3. ^ 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. 233.


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