Place:Wharton, Boone, West Virginia, United States

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NameWharton
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates37.9°N 81.667°W
Located inBoone, West Virginia, United States
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Wharton is an unincorporated community and coal town on the Pond Fork River in Boone County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Wharton lies along West Virginia Route 85. Wharton was named for Joseph Wharton, a large landowner from Philadelphia.

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