Kanawha
Kanawha is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. Kanawha is located on West Virginia Route 47, 7 miles southeast of Parkersburg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 430 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Kanawha, West Virginia” and “Kanawha, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Butcher Hill.
Butcher Hill
Peak
Butcher Hill is a summit in Wood County, West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 912 feet, Butcher Hill is the 932nd highest summit in the state of West Virginia. The hill has the name of the local Butcher family of pioneer settlers. Butcher Hill is situated 2 miles south of Kanawha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davisville and Creels.
Davisville
Hamlet
Davisville is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. Its elevation is 620 feet. It has a post office with the ZIP code 26142. The North Bend Rail Trail passes through the community. Davisville is situated 2 miles west of Kanawha.
Creels
Hamlet
Creels is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. Wood County is in the Eastern Time Zone. Creels is situated 2 miles west of Kanawha.
Murphytown
Hamlet
Murphytown is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. Murphytown is situated 2½ miles north of Kanawha.
Kanawha
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Wood County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.19897° or 39° 11′ 56″ northLongitude
-81.46012° or 81° 27′ 36″ westPopulation
430Elevation
636 feet (194 metres)Open location code
86FW5GXQ+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 154308311OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4810621Wikidata ID
Q14714110
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Ladin—“Kanawha” goes by many names.
- French: “Kanawha”
- Gilaki: “کاناوا (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
- Gilaki: “کاناوا”
- Irish: “Kanawha”
- Ladin: “Kanawha”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bailey - Kanawha Chapel Cemetery and Kanawha Chapel.
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