Booth, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Booth, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Booth, West Virginia
Booth, West Virginia
Booth, West Virginia is located in the United States
Booth, West Virginia
Booth, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°35′49″N 80°00′55″W / 39.59694°N 80.01528°W / 39.59694; -80.01528
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monongalia
Elevation
[1]
310 m (1,020 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553949[1]

Booth is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Booth is located along County Route 45 near the Monongahela River, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) southwest of Morgantown.[2] Booth had a post office, which opened on December 24, 1926, and closed on November 9, 2002.[3] An early variant name was River Seam.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Booth
  2. ^ Monongalia County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  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. 125.


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