Welcome to Boggan ...

Boggan is located in Simpson County<1>.

The location of Boggan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boggan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Boggan is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Boggan: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities near Boggan ...

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

• Magee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
  • Magee is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <5>
• Mendenhall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
  • Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <5>
• Prentiss
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
  • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <5>
• Mount Olive
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
• D'Lo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Lo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
  • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
• New Hebron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
  • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <5>
• Mize
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Mize is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <5>
• Georgetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
• Silver Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <5>
• Braxton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
  • Braxton is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 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 Boggan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boggan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boggan ...

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

Adding Boggan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boggan 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 Boggan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Boggan post office opened in 1894.

We also found Boggan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boggan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boggan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/