Welcome to New Boston ...

New Boston is located in Barnstable County<1>.

New Boston is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for New Boston: 508 & 774<3>

Communities Also Named New Boston ...

While we believe that this New Boston is located in Barnstable County, we know of another 2 Massachusetts communities named New Boston. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berkshire and Worcester County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 23 communities that are also named New Boston - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, 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.

• Barnstable
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
  • Barnstable has also been known as:
  • Barnstable Village
• Barnstable Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
• Sandwich
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
• Mashpee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
• Harwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
• Brewster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
• Chatham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
• Orleans
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• Eastham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
• Wellfleet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people

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.