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Welcome to Boone County WV
History and Genealogy
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West Virginia Genealogy Trails
a part of Genealogy
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Boone County was formed in 1847 from parts of Kanawha, Cabell, and Logan Counties
and named for Daniel Boone, noted hunter and explorer, whose home was in the Great Kanawha Valley from 1789 to
1795.
Boone County Courthouse
Madison was first established as the Boone County Court House. It was
burned during the American Civil War and was then incorporated in 1906 and named for Colonel William Madison Peyton,
a pioneer coal operator, who was a leader in the movement which resulted in the formation of Boone County.
Boone County is part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area
Towns and Cities
Town of Danville -- City of Madison -- Town of Sylvester
Town of Whitesville
There are many unincorporated communities
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