Capon Springs
Hampshire · USGS GNIS name record 1560645
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These Census tracts have reference points near Capon Springs. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 504.01 ↗
Frederick County · VA
- Population
- 5,031
- Median home value
- $280,200
Census tract 9686.02 ↗
Hampshire County · WV
- Population
- 3,406
- Median home value
- $225,100
Census tract 9686.01 ↗
Hampshire County · WV
- Population
- 2,083
- Median home value
- $171,100
Census tract 504.02 ↗
Frederick County · VA
- Population
- 2,774
- Median home value
- $378,900
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Capon Springs ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Discovered by Henry Frye who moved his family there in 1765. The name means "medicine waters". The springs were believed to carry such healing power that 1/2 acre sold for $900 in gold in the late 1700's. When West Virginia separated from Virginia, it had to pay Virginia for the loss of the springs.
Established 1787
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c