Boone was an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Boone, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°2′2″N 81°00′28″W / 38.03389°N 81.00778°W | |
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] |
The community has the name of Francis Boone, a businessman in the mining industry.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boone, West Virginia
- ^ 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.