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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Capels
Unincorporated community
Coal tipple in Capels, 1938. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.Coal tipple in Capels, 1938. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.
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Coordinates: 37°27′16″N 81°36′5″W / 37.45444°N 81.60139°W / 37.45444; -81.60139
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Elevation1,309 ft (399 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes24820
GNIS feature ID1554065

Capels is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.

Capels most likely was named after the local Capel family.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capels, West Virginia
  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. 153.
Municipalities and communities of McDowell County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Welch
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