Boonville

City and administrative headquarters of Cooper County, central Missouri, on the Missouri River, 37 km/23 mi west of Columbia; population (2000) 8,200. Livestock, grain, and dairy goods are produced, and there are other light industries. The city has the oldest surviving theatre west of the Allegheny Mountains. Boone's Lick State Historic Site is to the north.

History Settled in 1810, Booneville was a major early river port and an important provisioning point for wagon trains heading southwest on the Santa Fe Trail. It was the site of Missouri's first battle in the American Civil War, on 17 June 1861, a victory for Union troops under Nathaniel Lyon.

Boonville

Town in central New York State, 48 km/30 mi north of Utica; population (1990 est) 4,200. It is a trade centre for a dairy farming region.

It was founded on property owned by the Holland Land Company in the late 18th century and was named after the company's agent, Garret Boon. Growth was spurred by the Black River canal and railway in the mid-19th century.