Kabletown, West Virginia

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Kabletown, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Kabletown is located in West Virginia
Kabletown
Kabletown
Kabletown is located in the United States
Kabletown
Kabletown
Coordinates: 39°12′59″N 77°51′25″W / 39.21639°N 77.85694°W / 39.21639; -77.85694
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyJefferson
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1541055[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.[2]

The community derives its name from the local Kable family.[3]

During the Civil War, the Battle of Kabletown took place on November 18, 1864, between Mosby's Rangers and Blazer's Scouts.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kabletown, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kabletown, West Virginia
  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. 341.
  4. ^ "Battle of Kabletown", Wikipedia, May 22, 2020, retrieved June 6, 2021