title: Caperton, West Virginia
text: # Caperton, West Virginia
  
  Caperton is an unincorporated community and coal town 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, cinematographer
  * Marian McQuade, National Grandparent's Day founder
  