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Booher, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°26′38″N 80°46′16″W / 39.44389°N 80.77111°W / 39.44389; -80.77111
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Booher
Booher is located in West Virginia
Booher
Booher
Location within the state of West Virginia
Booher is located in the United States
Booher
Booher
Booher (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°26′38″N 80°46′16″W / 39.44389°N 80.77111°W / 39.44389; -80.77111
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyTyler
Elevation
741 ft (226 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1553947[1]

Booher is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States, along Indian Creek.[2] Its post office[3] is closed.

The community takes its name from nearby Booher Creek.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Booher, West Virginia
  2. ^ The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-12-14
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Booher WV post office
  4. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 124.