Boulder is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Barbour County,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
, United States. It is located on
county route
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11 along the
Buckhannon River
The Buckhannon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the Tygart Valley River in north-central West Virginia, USA. Via the Tygart Valley, ...
, about three miles from the community of
Audra. While the official name of the community is Boulder, by which it is usually known, the town's now-defunct
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
assumed the name of Rangoon due to confusion with the town of
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is a home rule city that is the county seat and most populous municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,250 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 12th most populous city in Color ...
.
The community takes its name from natural boulders along the nearby Buckhannon River.
See also
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Audra, West Virginia
Audra is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
Audra State Park is located at Audra on the Middle Fork River.
Notable person
*William Smith O'Brien (1862–1948), U.S. Congressman, was born in Audra.
See ...
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Audra State Park
Audra State Park is a West Virginia state park located on in southwestern Barbour County. It was established around the remnants of an early 19th-century gristmill and the tiny community of Audra. A gristmill spillway is still visible in the r ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Barbour County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
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