Turtle Creek
Turtle Creek is a stream in Boone County, West Virginia, in the United States. Turtle Creek was so named from rock formations in the shape of turtle which occur on the river bed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scott High School and Boone County Courthouse.
Scott High School
School
Scott High School is a four year high school serving the town of Madison, West Virginia and the rest of northern Boone County.
Boone County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 3.0 us.
The Boone County Courthouse in Madison, West Virginia was completed in 1921 in the Neoclassical Revival style. Designed by architect H. Rus Warne of Charleston, the courthouse stands on a small hill in a square.
Madison National Bank
Building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Madison National Bank, now known as Boone-Madison Public Library, is a historic bank building located at Madison, Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Danville and Madison.
Danville
Village
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 4.0.
Danville is a town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 660 at the 2020 census. Danville was incorporated in 1911 and named for Dan Rock, the town's first postmaster. Danville was formerly known as Newport and Red House.
Madison
Town
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Madison is a city and former coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,911 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Boone County.
Rock Creek
Hamlet
Rock Creek is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Rock Creek is located on U.S. Route 119, 3.5 miles north-northwest of Madison. Rock Creek is situated 1½ miles north of Turtle Creek.
Turtle Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Boone, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Turtle Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Turtle Creek”
- Cebuano: “Turtle Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia)”
- Cebuano: “Turtle Creek”
- Venetian: “Turtle”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Danville Bridge and Jill Micaah Hess Bridge.
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