Booher, West Virginia

Booher
Unincorporated community
Booher
Location within the state of West Virginia
Booher
Booher (the US)
Coordinates: 39°26′38″N 80°46′16″W / 39.44389°N 80.77111°W / 39.44389; -80.77111Coordinates: 39°26′38″N 80°46′16″W / 39.44389°N 80.77111°W / 39.44389; -80.77111
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Tyler
Elevation 741 ft (226 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1553947[1]

Booher is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States, along Indian Creek.[2] Its post office[3] is closed.

The community takes its name from nearby Booher Creek.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Booher, West Virginia
  2. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed 2013-12-14
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Booher WV post office
  4. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 124.


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