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Welcome to Boston Ravine ...

Boston Ravine is located in Nevada County<1>.

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

Boston Ravine is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Boston Ravine is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Boston Ravine: 530

Communities near Boston Ravine ...

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

  • Nevada City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Alta Sierra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
  • Nevada City Rancheria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
    • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
  • Chicago Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Penn Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lake Wildwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
  • Blue Tent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
    • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
  • Bridgeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
  • Birchville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Birchville is located in Nevada 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 Boston Ravine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boston Ravine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boston Ravine ...

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

Adding Boston Ravine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boston Ravine post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boston Ravine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boston Ravine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/