Kabletown, West Virginia
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Kabletown is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The town lies along a spring-fed stream called Bullskin Run near the Shenandoah River on Kabletown Road (County Route 25), very close to the border with Virginia. Kabletown's population was 10,073 in 2000.[http://www.city-data.com/city/Kabletown-district-West-Virginia.html Kabletown, West Virginia]
The community derives its name from the local Kable family.{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=369;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=341}}
During the Civil War, the Battle of Kabletown took place on November 18, 1864, between Mosby's Rangers and Blazer's Scouts.
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, West Virginia