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]
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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kabletown, West Virginia
- ^ Kabletown, West Virginia
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Battle of Kabletown", Wikipedia, May 22, 2020, retrieved June 6, 2021
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