Cabell County, West Virginia
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 45 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Huntington, Barboursville, Milton.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP21 of 45 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
45 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBCabell was formed in 1809 (1809-01-02) from Kanawha.
CABELL created by Virginia from KANAWHA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusCabell County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,717 | 4,789 | 8,163 | 8,020 | 13,744 | 29,252 | 65,746 | 97,459 | 108,035 | 108,202 | 106,835 | 96,784 | 94,350 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS57 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 57 of 57 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Adkins Cemetery |
| Arthur Cemetery |
| Barker Ridge Cemetery |
| Baylous Cemetery |
| Bethel Memorial Park |
| Bexfield Cemetery |
| Bias Chapel Cemetery |
| Blue Sulphur Burial Park |
| Boulevard Memorial Park |
| Bowen Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Caldwell Cemetery |
| Chapman Family Cemetery |
| Chestnut Grove Cemetery |
| Clay Cemetery |
| Confederate Cemetery |
| Crescent Ridge Cemetery |
| Crooks Cemetery |
| Culloden Cemetery |
| Enom Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Floral Oaks Cemetery |
| Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens |
| Forest Memorial Park |
| Gill Cemetery |
| Green Valley Cemetery |
| Greenbottom Cemetery |
| Guyandotte Cemetery |
| Harveytown Cemetery |
| Hatfield Cemetery |
| Herrenkohl Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Love Cemetery |
| Massey Cemetery |
| Maupin Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Milton Cemetery |
| Morris Cemetery |
| Mount Union Church-Chatterton Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mud River Cemetery |
| Neal Cemetery |
| Oaklawn Memorial Park |
| Parsons Cemetery |
| Porter Cemetery |
| Ramey Cemetery |
| Ridgelawn Memorial Park |
| Ross Cemetery |
| Shepherd Cemetery |
| Spring Hill Cemetery |
| Swann Cemetery |
| Union Ridge Cemetery |
| Wallace Cemetery |
| Waugh Cemetery |
| White Chapel Memorial Gardens |
| Woodmere Memorial Park |
| Zoar Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
| Name |
|---|
| Brownstown |
| Johnson |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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