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Welcome to Caperton ...

Caperton is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caperton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Caperton is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Caperton: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Caperton ...

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

  • Beckley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fayetteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rainelle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ansted
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rupert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Smithers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gauley Bridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caperton ...

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

Adding Caperton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caperton 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 (so far) for Caperton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Caperton post office opened in 1881. The Caperton post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caperton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caperton - 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 Caperton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Caperton 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/