Welcome to Booton ...
Booton is located in Wayne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Booton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Booton is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Booton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Booton: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Booton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Booton.
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barboursville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
- South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
- Kenova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Cabell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
- Louisa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
- Ceredo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Booton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Booton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Booton. 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 Booton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Booton. See our Newspapers Page for Booton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Booton ...
Looking for more information about Booton? 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 Booton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Booton.
Adding Booton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Booton 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 Booton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Booton post office opened in 1882.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Booton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Booton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Booton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Booton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |