Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Boston (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Boston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Boston is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Boston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boston:
- Franklin County (The home county of Boston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- New Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Cooperdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- West Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Mohawk Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Conesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Nellie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Walhonding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhonding
- Walhonding is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhonding <2>
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Coshocton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <2>
- Coshocton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
- Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <2>
- Metham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Canal Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Ralph ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Snipetown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Millersport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
- Millersport is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersport <2>
- Thurston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Pleasantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <2>
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <2>
- West Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <2>
- Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <2>
- Pickerington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
- Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <2>
- Guernsey County
- Claysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Claysville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Bladensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- Bladensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladensburg <2>
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <2>
- Esto ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Pipesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Hollisters ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollisters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Hunt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Gambier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
- Gambier is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <2>
- Buckeye City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Bangs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollister's Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Ben
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Claylick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Wilkins Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Gratiot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Licking County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <2>
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Deavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Eagleport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Nashport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashport
- Nashport is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashport <2>
- Black Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Frazeysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
- Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <2>
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Dresden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Dresden is located in Muskingum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <2>
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- North Zanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Zanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <2>
- Fultonham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Wortley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Pleasant Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Glenford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Glenford is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenford <2>
- Mount Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Thornville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
- Thornville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornville <2>
- Somerset
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
- Clover Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Redfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Roseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <2>
- Crooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
- Crooksville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <2>
- Carthon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Rehoboth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Avalon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Junction City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boston, see our County-by-County Page for Boston.
Newspapers Published in Boston ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boston, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boston.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Boston:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Delaware County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fairfield County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Guernsey County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Knox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Licking County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Muskingum County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coshocton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
Cemeteries Near Boston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boston.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Hanover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Fork Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
- VanVorrhis Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- The VanVorrhis Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Van Vorhis Cemetery
- Van Vorrhis Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the VanVorrhis Family Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
- Beulah Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Baptist Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
- Dove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dove Cemetery
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
- Oakhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakhill Cemetery
- Irville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- The Irville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irville - Nashport Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irville Cemetery
- Perryton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perryton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perryton Cemetery
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- Bowling Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowling Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowling Green Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Baptist Cemetery
- Bowling Green Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Boston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Toboso
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Nashport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashport
- Nashport is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashport <2>
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Claypools ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Black Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Cottage Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Perryton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Muskingum County
- Frazeysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
- Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <2>
- Rocky Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Rocky Fork is located in Licking County
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wilkins Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Gratiot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkins Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boston.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0759, Longitude: -82.2271 In this case, the coordinates for Boston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |