Prairietown, West Virginia

Prairietown is an unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia. The name was supposed to be Perrytown, but was mis-labeled by cartographers. Named because the area is home to scores of descendants of Rev. Benjamin Level Perry, born 12 Apr 1808 in Orange Co, Virginia; died 08 Jun 1897 near "Perrytown".

Prairietown, West Virginia
Prairietown
Location within the state of West Virginia
Prairietown
Prairietown (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°20′48″N 82°10′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyCabell
Elevation
630 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1555403[1]

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