Caress, West Virginia

Caress
Caress
Unincorporated community
	Caress Location within the state of West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 38°42′16″N 80°32′57″W / 38.70444°N 80.54917°WCoordinates: 38°42′16″N 80°32′57″W / 38.70444°N 80.54917°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Braxton
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1549620

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.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caress, West Virginia

[2] "Braxton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

[3] Stewart, George R. (1970). Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 71. p. 13. PRNC:32101081977066.

[4] Phillips, McCandish (Sep 16, 1970). "Origins of strange place names traced". The Day. p. 21. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Sutton
Towns	Burnsville Flatwoods Gassaway Sutton
Unincorporated communities	Arnett Bison Bonnie Braxton Canfield Caress Centralia Chapel Clem Copen Corley Cutlips Dingy Duck Dutch Elmira Falls Mill Flower Frametown Gem Gip Glendon Heaters Herold Home Hyers Joppa Laurel Fork Letch Little Birch Little Otter McNutt Napier Newville Orlando‡ Riffle Rollyson Rosedale Servia Strange Creek Tague Tesla Thrash Vernon Waggy‡ Wilsie
Ghost towns	Bower Bulltown Exchange Palmer Sleith
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Caress
Unincorporated community
Caress Location within the state of West Virginia Caress Caress (the United States) Show map of West VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
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	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1549620^[1]