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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|288|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|281|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.0|sqmi}} (2.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_54.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 23, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into [[civil township]]s, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into [[minor civil division|magisterial districts]].<ref>Otis K. Rice & Stephen W. Brown, ''West Virginia: A History'', 2nd ed., University Press of Kentucky, Lexington (1993), p. 240.</ref> Cabell County was divided into five districts: Barboursville, Grant, Guyandotte, McComas, and Union. Two additional districts, Gideon and Kyle, were established between 1920 and 1930. Between 1980 and 1990, the county was redivided into five districts: District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4, and District 5. The names and boundaries of the historic districts were preserved in the form of tax and assessment districts.<ref>[[United States Census Bureau]], [[United States Census|U.S. Decennial Census]], Tables of Minor Civil Divisions in West Virginia, 1870β2010.</ref> ===Major highways=== *[[Image:I-64 (WV).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 64 in West Virginia|Interstate 64]] *[[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 52 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 52]] *[[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 60 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 60]] *[[Image:WV-2.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 2]] *[[Image:WV-10.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 10]] *[[Image:WV-152.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 152]] *[[Image:WV-527.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 527]] * ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Gallia County, Ohio]] (north) *[[Mason County, West Virginia|Mason County]] (northeast) *[[Putnam County, West Virginia|Putnam County]] (east) *[[Lincoln County, West Virginia|Lincoln County]] (southeast) *[[Wayne County, West Virginia|Wayne County]] (southwest) *[[Lawrence County, Ohio]] (northwest)
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