Caperton is an unincorporated community and

coal town A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mineral find. The company develops it and provides residen ...

in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Elen. The community has the name of Austin Caperton, a businessman in the local mining industry.

Notable person

J. Roy Hunt J. Roy Hunt (July 7, 1884 Caperton, West Virginia – October 1972 Sheffield, Alabama) born John Roy Hunt was an American motion picture cameraman and cinematographer. His career began around the time of World War I and continued to the 1950s ...

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

* Marian McQuade, National Grandparent's Day founder

References

Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, West Virginia Coal towns in West Virginia {{FayetteCountyWV-geo-stub