Welcome to Boothwyn ...

Boothwyn is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Boothwyn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boothwyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Boothwyn is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Boothwyn ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Boothwyn, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Boothwyn ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Newark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Chester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• West Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Yeadon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <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 Boothwyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boothwyn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boothwyn ...

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

Adding Boothwyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boothwyn 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 Boothwyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Boothwyn post office opened in 1889.

We also found Boothwyn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boothwyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/