Great Cacapon, West Virginia

Great Cacapon (/kəˈkeɪpən/ kə-KAY-pən) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, its population was 386.[2]

A CSX freight crosses the river at Great Cacapon
For other places called Cacapon, see Cacapon.

Great Cacapon
Census-designated place (CDP)
WV 9 through Great Cacapon
Location in Morgan County and the state of West Virginia.
Coordinates: 39°37′10″N 78°17′22″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMorgan
Area
 • Total0.857 sq mi (2.22 km2)
 • Land0.857 sq mi (2.22 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 • Total386
 • Density450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Great Cacapon takes its name from the Cacapon River (from the Native American meaning "medicine water") which empties into the Potomac River to the town's east. It was originally known as Cacapon Depot on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline when a post office was established here in 1848. In 1876, its name was changed to Great Cacapon to differentiate it from Little Cacapon which was also on the B&O mainline. It lies four miles down Cacapon Mountain from the Panorama Overlook along Cacapon Road (West Virginia Route 9) west of Berkeley Springs.

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2019.



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