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Welcome to Kabletown ...

Kabletown is located in Jefferson County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Kabletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Kabletown is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kabletown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Kabletown: (304) & (681)<3>

Websites for Kabletown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jeffersoncounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kabletown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kabletown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kabletown.

  • Leesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Martinsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Purcellville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunswick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
  • Charles Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ranson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
  • Berryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovettsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Shepherdstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
    • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kabletown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kabletown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kabletown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kabletown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kabletown. See our Newspapers Page for Kabletown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kabletown ...

Looking for more information about Kabletown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kabletown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kabletown.

Adding Kabletown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kabletown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kabletown was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Kabletown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kabletown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kabletown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kabletown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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