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Welcome to Boody ...

Boody is located in Russell County<1>.

Boody is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Boody: 276

Communities Also Named Boody ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Boody - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Boody ...

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

  • Norton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Coeburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Honaker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Clintwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Nickelsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dungannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dungannon is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Clinchco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cleveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boody ...

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

Adding Boody to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boody 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 (so far) for Boody was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boody.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boody - 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.