Boones Mill, Virginia

About Boones Mill

Boones Mill is a tiny community in southwestern Virginia with an estimated population of 260.

Officially, Boones Mill is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.74 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 351 residents per square mile.

📰 Boones Mill News Today

• Boones Mill will be first in Virginia to hold a public hearing on something all localities will eventually have to deal with: Cannabis sales. cardinalnews.org · Jan 12
• Boones Mill business owners claim landlord refused to fix issues with buildings, resulting in their businesses failing WSLS · Apr 7
• Natural burial ground offers greener option in Southwest Virginia WDBJ7 · Jun 10
• Car crash in Franklin County kills Boones Mill teenager WFXRtv · Apr 12
• Leonard Shipman Martin, Jr. Obituary March 4, 2026 Flora Funeral Service · Mar 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Boones Mill Unique

• The only place in America named Boones Mill — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Boones Mill

• Franklin County DIstilleries — american
• Holly Jo's Creekside Grill — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Caboose · Museum
• Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Boones Mill

• Boones Mill Elementary
• Windy Gap Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Boones Mill

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