Welcome to Booton ...

Booton is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Booton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Booton is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Booton: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Booton ...

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

• Huntington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
• Barboursville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <5>
• South Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <5>
• Kenova
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <5>
• Milton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Louisa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
• Catlettsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
  • Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <5>
• Wayne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <5>
• Ceredo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
  • Ceredo is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <5>
• Hamlin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <5>

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 Booton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Booton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Booton. 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 Booton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Booton ...

Looking for more information about Booton? 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 Booton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Booton.

Adding Booton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Booton 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 Booton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Booton post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Booton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/