Welcome to Boswell ...

The town of Boswell is located in Choctaw County<1> (at the time of its founding, Boswell was located in Indian Territory).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boswell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Boswell has a population of 679 people<2> (see below for details).

Boswell is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Boswell is located in the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Boswell: 74727<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boswell had an population of 679 people. This is a decrease of 4.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boswell had a population of 709 people. This makes Boswell the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Boswell represents 0.02% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 273rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 709 people, the population of Boswell has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 703 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Boswell.

Communities Also Named Boswell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Boswell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Boswell ...

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

• Bokchito
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
  • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <6>
• Bennington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <6>
• Soper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
  • Soper is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <6>
• Lone Pine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
• Garretts Bluff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
  • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
• Direct
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
  • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
• Wade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Wade is located in Bryan County
• Farris
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris
  • Farris is located in Atoka County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farris <6>
• Bentley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
  • Bentley is located in Atoka County
• Razor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
  • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)

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 Boswell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boswell.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boswell. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Boswell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boswell ...

Looking for more information about Boswell? 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 Boswell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boswell.

Adding Boswell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boswell 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 Boswell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Boswell post office opened in 1902.

We also found Boswell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boswell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/