Welcome to Booneville ...

Booneville is located in Dallas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Booneville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1971.

Booneville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Booneville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Booneville: (515)

The ZIP code for Booneville: 50038<3>

Communities Also Named Booneville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Booneville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Booneville ...

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

• Des Moines
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• West Des Moines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <4>
• Urbandale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <4>
• Waukee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <4>
• Johnston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <4>
• Clive
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <4>
• Grimes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <4>
• Norwalk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
• Adel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Adel is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <4>
• Winterset
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
  • Winterset is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterset <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 Booneville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Booneville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Booneville ...

Looking for more information about Booneville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Booneville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Booneville.

Adding Booneville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Booneville 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 Booneville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Booneville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Booneville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/