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Welcome to Cacapehon ...

Cacapehon is located in Hampshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cacapehon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Cacapehon is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cacapehon: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Cacapehon ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Romney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Romney is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <4>
  • Carpendale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Ridgeley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bath is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Paw Paw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Capon Bridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Oldtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hansrote
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hansrote is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote

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 Cacapehon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cacapehon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cacapehon. 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 Cacapehon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cacapehon ...

Looking for more information about Cacapehon? 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 Cacapehon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cacapehon.

Adding Cacapehon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cacapehon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cacapehon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cacapehon post office opened in 1901. The Cacapehon post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cacapehon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cacapehon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Cacapehon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Cacapehon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/