Kabletown, West Virginia

Kabletown
Unincorporated community
Kabletown
Location within the state of West Virginia
Kabletown
Kabletown (the US)
Coordinates: 39°12′59″N 77°51′25″W / 39.21639°N 77.85694°W / 39.21639; -77.85694Coordinates: 39°12′59″N 77°51′25″W / 39.21639°N 77.85694°W / 39.21639; -77.85694
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Jefferson
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1541055[1]

Kabletown is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The town lies along a spring-fed stream called Bullskin Run near the Shenandoah River on Kabletown Road (County Route 25), very close to the border with Virginia. Kabletown's population was 10,073 in 2000.

The community most likely derives its name from the local Kable (or Cabell) family.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kabletown, West Virginia
  2. 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. 341.
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