Jump to content

Canebrake, West Virginia: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
USA is deprecated, per MOS:NOTUSA, and correct overlinking of common places using AWB
m top: tweak map using AWB
Line 15: Line 15:


<!-- Maps -->
<!-- Maps -->
|pushpin_map = West Virginia
|pushpin_map = West Virginia#USA
|pushpin_label_position = top<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_label_position = top<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of West Virginia
|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of West Virginia

Revision as of 05:34, 28 July 2016

Canebrake
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24819
GNIS feature ID1536992[1]

Canebrake is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Canbrake was named for the wild canes near the original town site.[2] It has also been spelled Canebreak in its past.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canebrake, 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. 151.