Captina
Captina is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Caapteenin, Capteener, Capteening and Woco. The community most likely takes its name from nearby Captina Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Caapteenin”, “Capteener”, “Capteening”, “Captina, West Virginia”, “Captina, WV”, and “Woco”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fish Creek Island and Mitchell Power Plant.
Fish Creek Island
Islet
Fish Creek Island is a 48-acre island on the Ohio River in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. The island is located across the river from Captina, West Virginia, south of Moundsville, and north of the mouth of Fish Creek, from which it takes its name.
Mitchell Power Plant
Power station
Mitchell Power Plant is a large coal fired power station located on West Virginia Route 2 south of Moundsville, West Virginia, United States. It has a 1,206-foot tall chimney, which was built in 1971.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodlands and Cresap.
Woodlands
Hamlet
Woodlands is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Sisters Landing.
Cresap
Hamlet
Cresap is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. Cresap is situated 1½ miles north of Captina.
Powhatan Point
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Powhatan Point is a village in southeastern Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,461 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. Powhatan Point is situated 3 miles north of Captina.
Captina
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Marshall, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.81897° or 39° 49′ 8″ northLongitude
-80.81315° or 80° 48′ 47″ westElevation
666 feet (203 metres)Open location code
86FXR59P+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 154367272OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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