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'''Cabins''' is an [[unincorporated community]] on the [[Potomac River#North Fork South Branch Potomac River|North Fork South Branch Potomac River]] in [[Grant County, West Virginia|Grant County]], [[West Virginia]], [[USA]]. Cabins lies within the [[Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area]] of the [[Monongahela National Forest]].
'''Cabins''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] on the [[Potomac River#North Fork South Branch Potomac River|North Fork South Branch Potomac River]] in [[Grant County, West Virginia|Grant County]], [[West Virginia]], United States.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=174|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press |location=Piedmont, WV|page=146}}</ref> Cabins lies within the [[Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area]] of the [[Monongahela National Forest]].


According to the [[Geographic Names Information System]], Cabins has also been known throughout its history as '''Cabin''', '''Corner''', '''Corners''', and '''Hyre's Rock'''. The [[Board on Geographic Names]] officially decided upon '''Cabins''' as the community's name in 1965.
According to the [[Geographic Names Information System]], Cabins has also been known throughout its history as '''Cabin''', '''Corner''', '''Corners''', and '''Hyre's Rock'''. The [[Board on Geographic Names]] officially decided upon '''Cabins''' as the community's name in 1965.<ref name=GNIS /> The origin of the name "Cabins" is obscure.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=145|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=141}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:27, 9 February 2024

Cabins, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Cabins is located in West Virginia
Cabins
Cabins
Cabins is located in the United States
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Cabins
Coordinates: 38°59′56″N 79°12′19″W / 38.99889°N 79.20528°W / 38.99889; -79.20528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGrant
Government
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26855
GNIS feature ID[1]

Cabins is an unincorporated community on the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Grant County, West Virginia, United States.[2] Cabins lies within the Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest.

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Cabins has also been known throughout its history as Cabin, Corner, Corners, and Hyre's Rock. The Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Cabins as the community's name in 1965.[1] The origin of the name "Cabins" is obscure.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cabins
  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. 146.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.


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