Boones Mill, Virginia  Boones Mill is a town in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The population was 239 at the 2010 census, down from 285 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area. Boones Mill was incorporated in 1927. It was previously known as "Boone Mill" and "Boon Mill". The town is named after Jacob Boon who operated a mill in the town. Bowman Farm, the Cahas Mountain Rural Historic District, Jubal A. Early House, and Piedmont Mill Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Franklin County has long held the title "Moonshine Capital of the World" thanks to its prohibition-era history, and Boones Mill has historically been a part of that as well. Recently, beer production in the area has increased as two breweries, Chaos Mountain and Hammer & Forge have their main facilities in the Boones Mill area. Boones Mill is located in northern Franklin County at (37.115462, -79.953966), along U.S. Route 220 at the southern base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. US 220 leads north to Roanoke and south to Rocky Mount, the Franklin County seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. The town is in the valley of Maggodee Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Blackwater River, part of the Roanoke River watershed. Murray Knob, elevation , rises to the north on the crest of the Blue Ridge, and the eastern end of Cahas Mountain, at , is 2 miles to the west. Thanks to its location in the extreme northern part of the county, the Boones Mill Post Office serves parts of Southern Roanoke County as well. In particular, many homes and businesses located in the Clearbrook area of Roanoke County have a Boones Mill mailing address. At the 2000 census there were 285 people in 131 households, including 77 families, in the town. The population density was 387.5 people per square mile (148.7/km²). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 187.6 per square mile (72.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.79% White, 2.46% African American, 0.70% Native American and 1.05% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05%. Of the 131 households 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families.