Welcome to Boston ...

Boston is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Boston is located in Houghton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

When the people of Boston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bostonian<2>

Boston is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Boston: 906

Communities Also Named Boston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Boston - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri (4), New York, Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Boston ...

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

Houghton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Houghton is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Houghton
- From Boston to Houghton
Hancock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hancock
- From Boston to Hancock
Laurium
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurium have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurium
- Laurium is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurium <4>
Lake Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
- Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <4>
South Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- South Range is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Range
- From Boston to South Range
Calumet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Calumet is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <4>
Copper City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper City is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Copper City
- From Boston to Copper City
Ahmeek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahmeek
- Ahmeek is located in Keweenaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahmeek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ahmeek
- From Boston to Ahmeek
Dollar Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Bay
- Dollar Bay is located in Houghton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dollar Bay <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dollar Bay
- From Boston to Dollar Bay
Hubbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
- Hubbell is located in Houghton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hubbell
- From Boston to Hubbell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boston ...

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

Adding Boston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Boston was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boston.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Houghton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Boston refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Boston may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.