Welcome to Boston ...

Boston is located in Williamson County<1>.

The location of 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 Boston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

When the people of Boston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bostonian<3>

Boston is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Boston is within the (615) area code.

Communities Also Named Boston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Boston - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (4), New York, Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Boston ...

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

• Franklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Spring Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <5>
• Brentwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <5>
• Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Maury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Greenfield Bend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Fairview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
• Sawdust
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawdust have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Sawdust is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
• Thompson's Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
  • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
  • Former name for Thompson's Station:
  • Littlebury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <5>
• Forest Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
• White Bluff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
  • White Bluff is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boston ...

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

Adding Boston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boston post office opened in 1850.

We also found Boston in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/