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Boone, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°2′2″N 81°00′28″W / 38.03389°N 81.00778°W / 38.03389; -81.00778
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Boone, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Boone is located in West Virginia
Boone
Boone
Boone is located in the United States
Boone
Boone
Coordinates: 38°2′2″N 81°00′28″W / 38.03389°N 81.00778°W / 38.03389; -81.00778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,676 ft (511 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1556056[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

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  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.


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