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Welcome to Boskydell ...

Boskydell is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boskydell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Boskydell is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Boskydell: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Boskydell ...

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

  • Carbondale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Marion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Herrin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • Murphysboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Anna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Anna is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
  • Johnston City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Zeigler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cambria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boskydell ...

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

Adding Boskydell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boskydell 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 (so far) for Boskydell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Boskydell post office opened in 1885. The Boskydell post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boskydell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boskydell - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Boskydell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Boskydell 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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