Welcome to Boskydell ...

Boskydell is located in Jackson County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Boskydell (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of Boskydell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Boskydell: 618 & 730<4>

Communities near Boskydell ...

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

• Carbondale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <5>
• Marion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Herrin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <5>
• Murphysboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <5>
• Carterville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <5>
• Anna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <5>
• Johnston City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <5>
• Jonesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <5>
• Zeigler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <5>
• Cambria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambria <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 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 for Boskydell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Boskydell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boskydell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov