Boone, West Virginia

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Boone, West Virginia
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Boone
Coordinates: 38°2′2″N81°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, United States.

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

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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.