Captina,_West_Virginia

Captina, West Virginia

Captina, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia

Captina is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Caapteenin, Capteener, Capteening and Woco.

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The community most likely takes its name from nearby Captina Creek.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Captina, West Virginia
  2. [2]
    Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 154.


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