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The community has the name of Austin Caperton, a businessman in the local mining industry.<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=181|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press |location=Piedmont, WV|page=153}}</ref>
The community has the name of Austin Caperton, a businessman in the local mining industry.<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=181|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press |location=Piedmont, WV|page=153}}</ref>


==Notable person==
==Notable people==
* [[J. Roy Hunt]], [[Cinematography|cinematographer]]
* [[J. Roy Hunt]], [[Cinematography|cinematographer]]
* [[Marian McQuade]], [[National Grandparent's Day]] founder
* [[Marian McQuade]], [[National Grandparent's Day]] founder

==See also==
*[[List of ghost towns in West Virginia]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 6 August 2024

Caperton, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Caperton is located in West Virginia
Caperton
Caperton
Caperton is located in the United States
Caperton
Caperton
Coordinates: 38°1′16″N 81°1′35″W / 38.02111°N 81.02639°W / 38.02111; -81.02639
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
991 ft (302 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554066[1]

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

The community has the name of Austin Caperton, a businessman in the local mining industry.[2]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caperton, 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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