Boone, West Virginia

Boone, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Boone
Boone
Coordinates: 38°2′2″N 81°00′28″W / 38.03389°N 81.00778°W / 38.03389; -81.00778Coordinates: 38°2′2″N 81°00′28″W / 38.03389°N 81.00778°W / 38.03389; -81.00778
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation 1,676 ft (511 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1556056[1]

Boone was an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.

The community has the name of Francis Boone, a businessman in the mining industry.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boone, West Virginia
  2. 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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