St. Clara, West Virginia

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St. Clara is an unincorporated community in central Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. Its elevation is 850 feet (254 m).{{gnis|1555554}}, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2011-06-21.

An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Clara DisDebar.{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=574;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=548}} Located at St. Clara is the Gamsjager-Wysong Farm, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.{{NRISref|version=2009a}}

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{{Doddridge County, West Virginia}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Doddridge County, West Virginia

Category:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia

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