Booger Hole, West Virginia

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Booger Hole, West Virginia
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Booger Hole
Coordinates: 38°34′07.82″N81°03′42.03″W / 38.5688389°N 81.0616750°W / 38.5688389; -81.0616750
Country United States
State West Virginia
Counties Clay
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681

Booger Hole is an unincorporated community in northern Clay County, West Virginia, United States. It is located in the Rush Fork Valley, near the town of Ivydale.

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Name

Booger Hole has been noted for its unusual place name. [1]

History

In 1917, the community was subjected to "about a dozen" murders during a short period of time. A special grand jury was convened to investigate the incidents, and the community itself formed what they referred to as a "mob", posting notices threatening to "get bloodhounds and detectives and run [the murderer] to the ends of the earth." Although folklore has it that the community's name derived from this violence "booger" being a local usage for the "boogieman" a contemporary press account clearly shows that the community was already called "Booger Hole" at the time of the murders. [2]

References

  1. "The Oddest Named Town in Every State". The Active Times. April 19, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. "Mysteries of Booger Hole" Pittsburgh Gazette Times (January 29, 1917)