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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Kabletown, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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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

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.

The community derives its name from the local Kable family.

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

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", Misplaced Pages, May 22, 2020, retrieved June 6, 2021
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