Caperton, West Virginia

Caperton, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°1′16″N 81°1′35″W / 38.02111°N 81.02639°W / 38.02111; -81.02639Coordinates: 38°1′16″N 81°1′35″W / 38.02111°N 81.02639°W / 38.02111; -81.02639
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Fayette
Elevation	991 ft (302 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID	1554066

Caperton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia. It was also known as Elen.

The community has the name of Austin Caperton, a businessman in the local mining industry.

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