Welcome to New Boston ...
So far, we found very little information about New Boston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Boston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Boston, please Contact Us.
New Boston would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.
The location of New Boston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
New Boston was founded in 1879.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Boston is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of New Boston is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where New Boston was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
New Boston would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named New Boston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named New Boston: This one is located in Mineral County and the other is located in Esmeralda County.
Beyond Nevada, there are 23 communities that are also named New Boston - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts (3), Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Boston.
Communities near New Boston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Boston.
- Luning
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luning
- Luning is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luning <5>
- Camp Douglas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Mineral County
- Kinkaid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Tonopah Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah Junction
- Tonopah Junction is located in Mineral County
- Marietta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Marietta is located in Mineral County
- Candelaria Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candelaria Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria Junction
- Candelaria Junction is located in Mineral County
- Simon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon
- Simon is located in Mineral County
- Candelaria ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
- Candelaria is located in Mineral County
- Metallic City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metallic City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
- Metallic City is located in Mineral County
- Metallic City has also been known as:
- Pickhandle Gulch
- Goldyke ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldyke
- Goldyke is located in Nye County
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 New Boston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Boston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New 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 New Boston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Boston. See our Newspapers Page for New Boston.
Adding New Boston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Boston in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Boston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New Boston post office opened in 1879.
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Boston.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Boston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |