First White Explore Boone County Pioneers and Early Settlers
The narrative traces Boone County’s early occupation by white traders and settlers beginning in the late 18th century. It notes large land grants to MecCleery, Rutter, Woods, Besnoist, Pollock, Clinton, Banks and others, with vanguard hunters moving on as settlers arrived. It lists early camps and families on Big Coal River, Little Coal River, Pond Fork, Spruce Fork, and Madison, including Toney Farley Teney Ballard Workman and Hager lineages, and marks 1798 as the first permanent Boone settlement by Isaac Barker and John Dolin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County
William MecCleery
Rutter & and Ptting
Elijah Woods
James Besnoist
James, Mollineaux & Pollock
DeWitt Clinton
Henry Banks
John and Francis Preston
Joes Creek
Jacks Branch
Robinson Creek
Big Coal
Toney
Clear Fork
Raleigh County
Seth
Farley
Pond Fork
Teneys
Farleys
China
Big Coal River
Isaac Barker
Lower
White Oak
John Dolin
Camp Creek
Coal River
Forks
Kanawha River
Charleston
John Halstead
Lory
Little Coal River
Madison
Danville
Thomas Price
North Carolina
New River
Kanawha
Prices Branch
New Port Branch
Benjamin
Peter
Vernon
Tuncil
Spruce Fork
Horse Creek
Little Coal
Rock Creek
Ballards
Monroe County
Philip Ballard
East
Lower Bridge
Thomas
Elijah Ballard
Quinland
John Ballard
J. M. Hopkins
Nees
Fielding Ballard
Fielding
Mud River
Philip
John
Claiborne Rucker
Ruckers Branch
Powell Creek
James
Lowgap Station
Bald Knob
Abraham
Joseph Workman
Thomaas Workman
Laurel Fork
Spruce
William McNeely
McNeelys
Guyan River
Lef Pond Fork
Hagers
Philip Hager
Hauger
Crawley Creek
Logan County
Ramage
William Dingess
David French
Michael
Callahan Hager
Six Mile Creek
Callahan
Six Mile
Hopkins
Kanawha City
Lick Creek
Brush Creek
Round Bottom
Fork Creek
Pond
Spruce Forks
West Fork
Virginia
John Powell
Angloum Mill
Garland Jarrell
Micajah Belchers
Augustus Ball
Angloum
Bruce Allen
Longap Micajah Belcher
Hunters Branch
Naming of Coal River Reveals Long History and Local Lore
The Coal River region shows a rich naming history from the Delaware Indians to early settlers. Names reflect a mix of descriptive terms, settlers like Cole, and family legacies, with branches named North and South Forks later identifying as Big and Little Coal River.
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Coal River
Walhonde
Old Virginia
New River
Samuel Cole
Cole
Boone County Expands In Era Of Prosperity
In Madison Boone County shows growth with a water supply gas wells electric lights and several churches. Danville nearby hosts Coal River Hospital and future C&O Railroad yards. C Crane Company opens a $350000 mill. banks expand as valuation soars. new subdivisions sell over 30000 in a day.
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Boone County
Madison
Danville
Coal River Hospital
C. Crane Company
Ciy
Madison National Bank
Boone County Bank
Bank of
Boone County National
First seed potato shipment from British Columbia to California
The season’s startling harvest item features Mpstick red georgette crepe trimmed with black chantilly lace. The first commercial seed potato shipment, 60 tons of Burbank certified seed, left British Columbia bound for California.
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Haverie
Mpstick
British Columbia
California
Boone County Growth Through Census 1950 Snapshot
The 1950 census shows Boone County’s long rise since 1860 when it had 8,237 residents and slavery persisted. It details population shifts, land values, farm production, taxes, gas and coal output, district changes, and early county governance including road surveyor duties and bounty records for wolves and foxes.
Fringed Negligee Hits This Season in Satins
Photographs of the fashion item were taken from an airplane, developed in the air, and transmitted by wire within 80 minutes. The piece is shown in heavy satin or brocaded silks and described as one of the loveliest offerings of the season.
Boone County poised for rapid industrial growth in West Virginia
A historical overview notes Boone County near Madison sits at the heart of coal, oil, and gas prospects. Rail access via the Chesapeake and Ohio lines links Pond Fork and Spruce Fork to major fields, with new wells, pipelines, and a modern courthouse fueling development.
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Madison
Boone County
West Virginia
Coal River
St. Albans
Pond Fork
Boone
Logan
Charleston
King
Fayette
Kanawha
Chesapeake and Ohio
Boone and
Raleigh
Wyoming
Lincoln
Great Cabin Creek
Pure Oil Company
Little Coal River
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Clothier
Sharples
Boone County Coal Corporation
Raleigh County
Van
Uneeda
Godfrey L. Cabo Company
Bald Knob
Madisons Jewel
Pond
Kentucky Light and Power Company
West Virginia Synodical School
C. W. McDonnald
Danville
Coal River Hospital
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FUR
Workmans
Thomas Workman
Monroe
Coal River Mountains
Bluefield
West Virginia Synod
See & Court
Kentucky
Co. W. McDonnald
C. & O. Railroad
Madison Yards
Pond Park
THE
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Madison Yard
Cabell
Lincoln County
Jefferson
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