Booth, West Virginia

Booth, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Booth, West Virginia
Booth, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°35′49″N 80°00′55″W / 39.59694°N 80.01528°W / 39.59694; -80.01528Coordinates: 39°35′49″N 80°00′55″W / 39.59694°N 80.01528°W / 39.59694; -80.01528
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monongalia
Elevation 1,020 ft (310 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1553949[1]

Booth is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Booth is located along County Route 45 near the Monongahela River, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) southwest of Morgantown.[2] Booth had a post office, which opened on December 24, 1926, and closed on November 9, 2002.[3] An early variant name was River Seam.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Booth". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Monongalia County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  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. 125.


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