Welcome to Booth ...

Booth is located in Wolfe County<1>.

The location of Booth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Booth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Booth is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Booth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Booth is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Booth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Booth: This one is located in Wolfe County and the other is located in Hardin County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 18 communities that are also named Booth - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Booth.

Communities near Booth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Booth.

• Stanton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• Irvine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
• Jackson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Breathitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Beattyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
  • Beattyville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <4>
• Clay City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• Ravenna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
• Frenchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
  • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <4>
• Campton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <4>
• Booneville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Owsley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <4>
• Pine Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Wolfe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Ridge <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Booth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Booth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Booth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Booth.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Booth. See our Newspapers Page for Booth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Booth ...

Looking for more information about Booth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Booth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Booth.

Adding Booth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Booth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Booth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Booth post office opened in 1895.

We also found Booth on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Booth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Booth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/