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Welcome to Boschertown ...

Boschertown is located in Saint Charles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boschertown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Boschertown is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Boschertown ...

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

  • O'Fallon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <3>
  • Saint Charles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Peters
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Florissant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Chesterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • University City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • Granite City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirkwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Maryland Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 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 Boschertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boschertown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boschertown ...

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

Adding Boschertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boschertown 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 Boschertown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Boschertown post office opened in 1879. The Boschertown post office closed in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boschertown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boschertown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/