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Welcome to Boswell ...

The town of Boswell is located in Benton County<1>.

Boswell was established in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Boswell has a population of 770 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Boswell is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boswell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Boswell (for example, toward Wellington (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Boswell: 765

The ZIP code for Boswell: 47921<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boswell had an population of 770 people. This is a decrease of 1.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boswell had a population of 778 people (which is 8.78% of the total population of Benton County). This makes Boswell the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Boswell represents 0.01% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 351st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 778 people, the population of Boswell decreased 5.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 827 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Boswell.

Communities Also Named Boswell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Boswell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boswell.

Communities near Boswell ...

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

  • Hoopeston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <5>
  • Attica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kentland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Otterbein
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rossville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rossville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <5>
  • Milford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Goodland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boswell ...

Looking for more information about Boswell? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Boswell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boswell.

Adding Boswell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boswell 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 Boswell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Boswell post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boswell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Boswell.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boswell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Boswell). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boswell or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/