Caress, West Virginia

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Caress is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. It appears to be the only place in the United States with this name.^{[citation needed]} It was named by its first postmaster, Harrison Mollohan, for no particular reason after the Post Office Department rejected the name "Hall".^{[citation needed]}

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• Caress, West Virginia is at coordinates 38°42′16″N 80°32′57″W / 38.7045453, -80.5492564 (Caress, West Virginia)Coordinates: 38°42′16″N 80°32′57″W / 38.7045453, -80.5492564 (Caress, West Virginia)

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