Capels, West Virginia

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Capels
Unincorporated community
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Coal tipple in Capels, 1938. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.
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Capels
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Capels
Capels (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°27′16″N81°36′5″W / 37.45444°N 81.60139°W / 37.45444; -81.60139
Country United States
State West Virginia
County McDowell
Elevation
1,309 ft (399 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24820
GNIS feature ID1554065 [1]

Capels is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.

Capels most likely was named after the local Capel family. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capels, 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. 153.


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