Welcome to Great Cacapon ...
Great Cacapon is located in Morgan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Great Cacapon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Great Cacapon is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Great Cacapon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Great Cacapon: 304 & 681<3>
The ZIP code for Great Cacapon: 25422<4>
Communities near Great Cacapon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Great Cacapon.
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hedgesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Little Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Doe Gully
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Green Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Hansrote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Great Cacapon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great Cacapon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Great Cacapon. 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 Great Cacapon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Great Cacapon. See our Newspapers Page for Great Cacapon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Cacapon ...
Looking for more information about Great Cacapon? 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 Great Cacapon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Great Cacapon.
Adding Great Cacapon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Great Cacapon 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 Great Cacapon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Great Cacapon post office opened in 1876.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Great Cacapon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Great Cacapon - 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 Great Cacapon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Great Cacapon 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 Great Cacapon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Great Cacapon 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/ |