Do you know of Capon Road ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Capon Road. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Capon Road.<1>

Our sources for Capon Road (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Capon Road other than they indicate that Capon Road would be found somewhere in Shenandoah County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1895 and closed  in 1955.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Capon Road ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Capon Road:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Capon Road - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

More Orphans in  Shenandoah County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Shenandoah County.