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Welcome to Boone ...

Boone is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Boone is located in Hale County<1>.

Boone is 3,440 feet [1,049 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Boone is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Boone: 806

Communities Also Named Boone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Boone - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Boone ...

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

  • Plainview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Olton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hale Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hart is located in Castro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <3>
  • Kress
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmonson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Seth Ward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
  • Hale City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hale City is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
  • Claytonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Claytonville is located in Swisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
  • Aiken
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boone ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.