Cave
Cave is located in West Virginia
Cave
Cave
Location within the state of West Virginia
Cave is located in the United States
Cave
Cave
Cave (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°32′50″N 79°26′43″W / 38.54722°N 79.44528°W / 38.54722; -79.44528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPendleton
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1537108[1]

Cave is an unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. It was so named because of a nearby cave.[2] A post office was established here in 1890. Cave is located on U.S. Route 220 along the South Branch Potomac River.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cave, 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. 160.


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