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Welcome to New Boston ...

New Boston is located in Linn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Boston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

New Boston is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for New Boston: 660

The ZIP code for New Boston: 63557<3>

Communities Also Named New Boston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named New Boston - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts (3), Michigan, 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.

  • Brookfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marceline
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bucklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bucklin is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Laclede
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Callao
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Linneus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Linneus is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Browning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Browning is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • New Cambria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Purdin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Purdin is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Millard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Millard is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Boston ...

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

Adding New Boston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 (so far) for New Boston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Boston post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Boston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Boston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as New Boston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Boston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/