Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boston had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Dutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ryker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Fallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fallsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Combs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Boxley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Batson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Cass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ozone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crosses
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Marble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |