Welcome to Boothsville ...

Boothsville is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boothsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

Boothsville is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Boothsville: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Boothsville ...

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

• Fairmont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <5>
• Clarksburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <5>
• Bridgeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Grafton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Philippi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <5>
• Pleasant Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Shinnston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <5>
• Mannington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <5>
• Stonewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
  • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
• Nutter Fort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
  • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 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 Boothsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boothsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boothsville ...

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

Adding Boothsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boothsville post office opened in 1834.

We also found Boothsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boothsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

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