Chloe, West Virginia
Chloe is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 16 and the West Fork Little Kanawha River, to the south of the towns of Grantsville (the county seat) and Arnoldsburg.[1][2] Its elevation is 794 feet (242 m).[3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 25235.[4] The name Chloe comes from Chloe Stampehl, a local folk legend who founded a nearby unnamed town and was involved in the separation of West Virginia from Virginia during the American civil war.
Chloe, West Virginia | |
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  Chloe Location within the state of West Virginia  Chloe Chloe (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°41′33″N 81°5′11″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Calhoun |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25235 |
References
- Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
- West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chloe, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-17.
- USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
Municipalities and communities of Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Town |  Calhoun County map | |
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| Ghost town | ||
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