| Official Name: | Booger Hole, West Virginia |
| Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Booger Hole |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 909 |
| Coordinates: | 38.5688°N -81.0617°W |
| Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Booger Hole is an unincorporated community in northern Clay County, West Virginia, United States. It is located in the Rush Fork Valley, near the town of Ivydale.
In 1917, the community was subjected to "about a dozen" murders during a short period of time. A special grand jury was convened to investigate the incidents, and the community itself formed what they referred to as a "mob", posting notices threatening to "get bloodhounds and detectives and run [the murderer] to the ends of the earth." Although folklore has it that the community's name derived from this violence - "booger" being a local usage for the "boogieman" - a contemporary press account clearly shows that the community was already called "Booger Hole" at the time of the murders.[1]
Booger Hole has been noted for its unusual place name.[2]