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Welcome to Capon Springs ...

Capon Springs is located in Hampshire County<1>.

Capon Springs was established in 1787.

A typical abbreviation for Capon Springs: Capon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Capon Spngs. or Capon Sprngs.)

Capon Springs is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Capon Springs: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Capon Springs: 26823<4>

Communities near Capon Springs ...

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

  • Winchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Strasburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
  • Woodstock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
  • Stephens City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Capon Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Toms Brook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wardensville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lehew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
  • Mountain Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capon Springs ...

Looking for more information about Capon Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Capon Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Capon Springs.

Adding Capon Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Capon Springs 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 Capon Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Capon Springs post office opened in 1841.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Capon Springs.

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 Capon Springs - 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 Capon Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Capon Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Capon Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Capon Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/