Prairietown, West Virginia

Prairietown, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Prairietown
Location within the state of West Virginia
Prairietown
Prairietown (the US)
Coordinates: 38°20′48″N 82°10′31″W / 38.34667°N 82.17528°W / 38.34667; -82.17528Coordinates: 38°20′48″N 82°10′31″W / 38.34667°N 82.17528°W / 38.34667; -82.17528
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Cabell
Elevation 630 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1555403[1]

Prairietown is an unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia. The name was supposed to be Perrytown, but was mis-labeled by cartographers. Named because the area is home to scores of descendants of Rev. Benjamin Level Perry, born 12 Apr 1808 in Orange Co, Virginia; died 08 Jun 1897 near "Perrytown".

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