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Welcome to Booth ...

Booth is located in Tuscarawas 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 1889.

Booth is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Booth ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Booth, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Booth ...

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

Beyond Ohio, there are 18 communities that are also named Booth - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, 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.

  • New Philadelphia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <4>
  • Coshocton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cambridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Uhrichsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
    • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <4>
  • Newcomerstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
    • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <4>
  • Byesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
    • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <4>
  • West Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
    • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
  • Sugarcreek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • New Concord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
    • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <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 1889.

We also found Booth in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Booth.

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 Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Tuscarawas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Booth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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