Welcome to Boston ...
Boston is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Boston is located in Christian County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
When the people of Boston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bostonian<2>
Time Zone: Boston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Boston lies within the (417) area code.
Communities Also Named Boston ...
While we believe that this Boston is located in Christian County, we know of another 3 Missouri communities named Boston. Those communities are located in the following counties: Barton, Monroe and Warren County.
Beyond Missouri, 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, Michigan, New York, Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boston.
Adding Boston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boston in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Boston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the Boston post office opened in 1876.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boston.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Christian, 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |