Caperton, West Virginia

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Caperton, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Caperton
Coordinates: 38°1′16″N81°1′35″W / 38.02111°N 81.02639°W / 38.02111; -81.02639
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation
991 ft (302 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554066 [1]

Caperton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Elen.

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Caperton was founded in 1880 by Joseph L. Beury, John Cooper, and George H. Caperton, the town's namesake. [2] The community has the name of Austin Caperton, a businessman in the local mining industry. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caperton, West Virginia
  2. ↑ https://theclio.com/tour/1943/4
  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. 153.


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