Cabins, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Cabins, West Virginia

Unincorporated community

Cabins

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Coordinates: 38°59′56″N 79°12′19″W﻿ / ﻿38.99889°N 79.20528°W﻿ / 38.99889; -79.20528
Country| United States
State| West Virginia
County| Grant
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

26855

GNIS feature ID| [1]

Cabins is an unincorporated community on the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Grant County, West Virginia, United States.[2] Cabins lies within the Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest.

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Cabins has also been known throughout its history as Cabin, Corner, Corners, and Hyre's Rock. The Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Cabins as the community's name in 1965.[1] The origin of the name "Cabins" is obscure.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cabins
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. 146.
3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.

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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Petersburg

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* Petersburg

Map of West Virginia highlighting Grant County

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* Bayard

Unincorporated
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* Arthur
* Bismarck
* Cabins
* Dobbin
* Dorcas
* Fairfax
* Falls
* Forman
* Gormania
* Greenland
* Henry
* Hiser
* Hopeville
* Jordan Run
* Kline Gap
* Lahmansville
* Landes
* Martin
* Masonville
* Maysville
* Medley
* Mount Storm
* Old Arthur
* Pansy
* Rough Run
* Scherr
* Seemly
* Seymourville
* Streby
* Williamsport
* Wilson‡
* Wilsonia

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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