Canebrake, West Virginia
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Canebrake is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County
, West Virginia
, USA. Canbrake was named for a thicket of canes in its vicinity. It has also been spelled Canebreak in its past. It is mentioned in the book The Road by Cormac McCarthy
McDowell County, West Virginia
McDowell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The land that became McDowell was originally part of Tazewell County, Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,113. Its county seat is Welch. McDowell county is the southern-most county in the state, geographically...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, USA. Canbrake was named for a thicket of canes in its vicinity. It has also been spelled Canebreak in its past. It is mentioned in the book The Road by Cormac McCarthy