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Welcome to Boston ...The town of Boston is located in Wayne County<1>. The location of Boston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Boston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837. When the people of Boston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bostonian<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Boston has a population of 131 people<4> (see below for details). Boston is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Boston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Boston is located in the (765) area code. The ZIP code for Boston: 47324<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boston had an population of 131 people. This is a decrease of 5.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.99% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Boston had a population of 138 people. This makes Boston the county's 12th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 138 people, the population of Boston decreased 22.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 177 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Boston. Communities Also Named Boston ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Boston: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Crawford County. Beyond Indiana, there are 37 communities that are also named Boston - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (4), New York, Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boston. Communities near Boston ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boston.
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 Boston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boston. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boston. 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 Boston. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boston. See our Newspapers Page for Boston. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boston ...Looking for more information about Boston? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Boston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boston. Adding Boston to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Boston 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 Boston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Boston in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Boston. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.in.us/ The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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