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Welcome to Boyleston ...

Boyleston is located in Wayne County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Boyleston, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyleston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Boyleston is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boyleston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Boyleston (for example, toward Decker (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Boyleston: (618)

Communities Also Named Boyleston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Boyleston - they are located in Indiana and Iowa.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boyleston.

Communities near Boyleston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boyleston.

  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McLeansboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
    • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
  • Wayne City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
    • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <4>
  • Bluford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
    • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <4>
  • Cisne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
    • Cisne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <4>
  • Enfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Enfield is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
  • Dahlgren
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Belle Rive
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Rive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rive
    • Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Rive <4>
  • Sims
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sims have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Sims is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sims <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boyleston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyleston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyleston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyleston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyleston. See our Newspapers Page for Boyleston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyleston ...

Looking for more information about Boyleston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Boyleston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boyleston.

Adding Boyleston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyleston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Boyleston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Boyleston post office opened in 1882.

We also found Boyleston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyleston.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyleston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyleston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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