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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.[2]

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Kabletown, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Kabletown
Kabletown
Coordinates: 39°12′59″N 77°51′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyJefferson
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1541055[1]

The community derives its name from the local Kable family.[3]

The Civil War battle, The Battle of Kabletown took place there on November 18, 1864, between Mosby's Rangers and Blazer's Scouts.[4]


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", Wikipedia, 2020-05-22, retrieved 2021-06-06


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