Welcome to New Boston ...

New Boston is located in Spencer County<1>.

The location of New Boston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Boston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

New Boston is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from New Boston (for example, toward Alton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for New Boston: (812)

Communities Also Named New Boston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named New Boston: This one is located in Spencer County and the other is located in Harrison County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 23 communities that are also named New Boston - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont (2).

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

Communities near New Boston ...

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

• Tell City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <4>
• Huntingburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingburg
  • Huntingburg is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingburg <4>
• Santa Claus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <4>
• Ferdinand
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <4>
• Rockport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Lewisport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <4>
• Dale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
• Cannelton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Cloverport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
• Hawesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Boston ...

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

Adding New Boston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Boston post office opened in 1852.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov