Kanauga

History

A post office called Kanauga was established in 1896, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in the 1960s. The origin of the name Kanauga is obscure.

Geography

Kanauga is located in eastern Gallia County, primarily in the northeast corner of Gallipolis Township, but extending north into the southeast corner of Addison Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Gallipolis and to the east by the Ohio River, which forms the Ohio–West Virginia border. Directly across the river is the city of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and the mouth of the Kanawha River. U.S. Route 35 passes through the southern part of the Kanauga CDP, leading east across the Ohio on the Silver Memorial Bridge. US-35 leads southeast to its terminus in Teays Valley, West Virginia, and northwest to Chillicothe. Ohio Route 7 passes through the center of Kanauga, leading northeast to Parkersburg, West Virginia, and southwest to the center of Gallipolis. Huntington, West Virginia, is to the southwest via Route 7. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kanauga CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 9.76%, is water, consisting of the western side of the Ohio River.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Gallia Academy High School
  High · Gallipolis · 481 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• Gallia Academy Middle School
  Middle · Gallipolis · 476 students · 17.6:1 ratio
• Washington Elementary School
  Elementary · Gallipolis · 440 students · 21:1 ratio
• River Valley High School
  High · Bidwell · 378 students · 17.2:1 ratio
• River Valley Middle School
  Middle · Bidwell · 366 students · 20.3:1 ratio
• Addaville Elementary School
  Elementary · Gallipolis · 331 students · 17.4:1 ratio
• Green Elementary School
  Elementary · Gallipolis · 298 students · 22.9:1 ratio