Welcome to North Boston ...

North Boston is located in Erie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North 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 North Boston: N. Boston

North Boston is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

North Boston lies within the (716) area code.

Communities near North Boston ...

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

• Buffalo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Fort Erie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lackawanna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Kenmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Depew
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Lancaster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Hamburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• East Aurora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Williamsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
• Springville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <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 North Boston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Boston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Boston ...

Looking for more information about North 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 North Boston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Boston.

Adding North Boston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found North Boston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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