Welcome to Boynton ...

Boynton is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boynton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Boynton is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Boynton is within the (814) area code.

The ZIP code for Boynton: 15532<3>

Communities Also Named Boynton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Boynton: This one is located in Somerset County and the other is located in Centre County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 10 communities that are also named Boynton - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Quebec and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Boynton ...

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

• Cumberland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Frostburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <4>
• Somerset
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Meyersdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <4>
• Berlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
• Westernport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <4>
• Boswell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <4>
• Lonaconing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <4>
• Carpendale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <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 Boynton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boynton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boynton ...

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

Adding Boynton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boynton 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 Boynton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Boynton post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boynton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

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