Welcome to Boston ...

So far, we found very little information about Boston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Boston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Boston - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Boston, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Boston , we believe that it would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.

When the people of Boston referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Bostonian<3>

Time Zone: The area where Boston was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Boston ...

While we believe that this Boston is located in Monroe County, we know of another 3 Missouri communities named Boston. Those communities are located in the following counties: Barton, Christian 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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.