Welcome to Boston Corner ...
Boston Corner is located in Columbia County<1>.
The location of Boston Corner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boston Corner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.
A typical abbreviation for Boston Corner: Boston Cor. (or less commonly used: Boston Crn.)
Boston Corner is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Boston Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Boston Corner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Boston Corner - it's located in Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boston Corner.
Communities near Boston Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boston Corner.
- Great Barrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - North Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Red Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
- Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
- Stockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- Norfolk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - New Marlborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 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 Boston Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boston Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boston Corner. 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 Boston Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boston Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Boston Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boston Corner ...
Looking for more information about Boston Corner? 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 Boston Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boston Corner.
Adding Boston Corner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boston Corner 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 for Boston Corner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Boston Corner post office opened in 1861.
We also found Boston Corner in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boston Corner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boston Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boston Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |