Boone County, Administrative county in Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia, US
Boone County encompasses 503 square miles of wooded mountains and valleys with numerous small towns including Madison, Danville, and Whitesville along its winding roads.
The county formed from Kanawha, Cabell, and Logan territories in 1847 bears the name of Daniel Boone, who lived in the Great Kanawha Valley between 1789 and 1795.
The region maintains strong ties to coal mining heritage, with residents working in natural resource industries that shaped local traditions across multiple generations.
The Boone County Courthouse at 206 Court Street in Madison provides governmental services including vehicle registration, business reporting, and legal documentation for residents.
The county maintained consistent Democratic voting patterns in presidential elections from 1924 until 2012, when local political preferences shifted significantly toward Republican candidates.
Location: West Virginia
Inception: March 11, 1847
Capital city: Madison
Shares border with: Kanawha County, Lincoln County, Raleigh County, Wyoming County, Logan County
Website: http://boonecountywv.org
GPS coordinates: 38.02000,-81.72000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:48
West Virginia State Capitol
36.4 km
West Virginia Governor's Mansion
36.3 km
Chief Logan State Park
29.7 km
Kanawha State Forest
29.9 km
Holly Grove Mansion
36.4 km
Chesapeake and Ohio 2755
29.1 km
Ebenezer Chapel
28.1 km
Cedar Grove
34 km
W.E. Chilton II House
35.4 km
William S. Gilliland Log Cabin and Cemetery
35.1 km
Young-Noyes House
36.1 km
Briarwood
36 km
Malden Historic District
33.9 km
Madison National Bank
10.3 km
Holley Hills Estate
26.5 km
Samuel Shrewsbury, Sr. House
28.7 km
Boone County Courthouse
10.1 km
Bougemont Complex
36.4 km
Stoneleigh
36.1 km
Bird Haven
35.9 km
Barnes-Wellford House
36.1 km
Thomas-McJunkin-Love House
36.4 km
Dalgain
36.2 km
Summers House
36.4 km
Whitesville School
16.7 km
Col. Henry Hewitt Wood House
34.1 km
Pratt Historic District
36.3 km
Nellis Historic District
15.1 kmReviews
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