Caress, West Virginia

Caress
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°42′16″N 80°32′57″W / 38.70444°N 80.54917°W / 38.70444; -80.54917Coordinates: 38°42′16″N 80°32′57″W / 38.70444°N 80.54917°W / 38.70444; -80.54917
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Braxton
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1549620^[1]

Caress is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.

History

A post office called Caress was established in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954.^[2] The community was probably named for a family of settlers.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caress, West Virginia
↑ "Braxton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
↑ Stewart, George R. (1970). Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 71. p. 13. PRNC:32101081977066.
↑ Phillips, McCandish (Sep 16, 1970). "Origins of strange place names traced". The Day. p. 21. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Sutton

Towns	Burnsville Flatwoods Gassaway Sutton

Unincorporated communities	Arnett Bison Bonnie Canfield Caress Centralia Chapel Clem Copen Corley Cutlips Dingy Duck Dutch Elmira Exchange Falls Mill Flower Frametown Gem Gip Glendon Heaters Herold Home Hyers Joppa Letch Little Birch Little Otter Napier Newville Orlando‡ Riffle Rollyson Rosedale Servia Strange Creek Tague Tesla Thrash Two Lick Run Vernon Waggy‡ Wilsie

Ghost towns	Bower Palmer Sleith

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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