Welcome to East Boston ...

East Boston is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of East 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 East Boston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Boston: E. Boston

East Boston is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Boston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

East Boston is located in the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named East Boston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Boston - it's located in Massachusetts.

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

Communities near East Boston ...

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

• Syracuse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• De Witt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
• Oneida
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <4>
• North Syracuse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Chittenango
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
  • Chittenango is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <4>
• Canastota
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canastota
  • Canastota is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canastota <4>
• Manlius
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <4>
• Fayetteville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Minoa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
  • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <4>
• Sherrill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Sherrill is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <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 East Boston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Boston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Boston.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Boston ...

Looking for more information about East 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.

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

Adding East Boston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 East Boston was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Boston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/