Kanawha
Kanawha is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kanawha had a population of 430. Kanawha is located on West Virginia Route 47, 7 miles southeast of Parkersburg.- 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: Butcher Hill.
Butcher Hill
Peak
Butcher Hill is a summit in Wood County, West Virginia, in the United States. 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. Davisville is situated 2 miles west of Kanawha.
Creels
Hamlet
Creels is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. 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 and locality
- Location: Wood County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.19897° or 39° 11′ 56″ north
Longitude
-81.46012° or 81° 27′ 36″ west
Population
430
Elevation
636 feet (194 metres)
Open location code
86FW5GXQ+HX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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
Places to explore: Community Acres and Valley View Acres.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bailey - Kanawha Chapel Cemetery and Kanawha Chapel.
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