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Captina, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°49′8″N 80°48′47″W / 39.81889°N 80.81306°W / 39.81889; -80.81306
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Captina
Unincorporated community
Captina is located in West Virginia
Captina
Captina
Location within the state of West Virginia
Captina is located in the United States
Captina
Captina
Captina (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°49′8″N 80°48′47″W / 39.81889°N 80.81306°W / 39.81889; -80.81306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMarshall
Elevation
666 ft (203 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554068[1]

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

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

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Captina, 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. 154.


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