Boothsville, West Virginia

Boothsville
Unincorporated community
Boothsville
Location within the state of West Virginia
Boothsville
Boothsville (the US)
Coordinates: 39°23′41″N 80°11′42″W / 39.39472°N 80.19500°W / 39.39472; -80.19500Coordinates: 39°23′41″N 80°11′42″W / 39.39472°N 80.19500°W / 39.39472; -80.19500
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Marion
Elevation 961 ft (293 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1553950[1]

Boothsville is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community derives its name from Captain James Booth, an early settler.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boothsville, West Virginia
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boothsville, West Virginia
  3. 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.