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Welcome to Boal ...

Boal is located in San Diego County<1>.

Boal is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Boal lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Boal: 619 & 858<3>

Communities near Boal ...

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

  • San Diego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • El Cajon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • National City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • La Mesa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Santee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
    • Santee is located in San Diego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <4>
  • Lemon Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Coronado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonita
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
    • Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boal ...

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

Adding Boal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boal 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 Boal was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Diego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 619 code has been Overlayed with the 858 area code. New phone numbers in the Boal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 619 or 858. As a result, placing a call in the Boal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.