Booth West Virginia Map

About Booth, West Virginia

Booth is a locality in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 342. The population density is 240.5 people per km². Booth is located at 39.5970°N, 80.0153°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26501.

Booth occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the steady, rhythmic pulse of Brand Run defines the local topography. It lies 3.9 miles southwest of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 235°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west of Brookhaven. This stream carves a path through the earth, drawing a thin, silver line through the tangled undergrowth and the persistent, shadowed hollows that characterize this part of the state. The light here often lingers in the late afternoon, turning the dense stands of hardwood into a muted tapestry of copper and charcoal, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a permanent sentinel on the horizon. Beyond the immediate banks of the water, the terrain rises in a series of steep, broken slopes, holding the damp, cool scent of moss and ancient, undisturbed soil.

Industry once pulled hard against the gravity of these ridges, leaving behind a legacy of coal-camp memory that still echoes in the way the land is shaped and settled. Today, the pace of life in Booth remains tethered to the quietude of the hills, far removed from the manicured lawns of the Monongalia Youth Soccer Fields or the industrial reclamation efforts at the Loar Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Lake. While the economic tides have shifted, the spirit of the place remains anchored in the stubborn independence of those who live in the orbit of Beulah Hollow. It is a location where the silence between the sounds of the wind and the rushing water feels heavy with the weight of time, offering a stark, unadorned beauty to any traveler who wanders off the main road.

About This Booth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Booth, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.597027, -80.015345. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Booth includes the ZIP code (26501), telephone area code (304), county seat of Monongalia County (Morgantown), and school district assignment (Monongalia School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.