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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Boswell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Boswell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boswell, please Contact Us.
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 Boswell (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 Boswell. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Boswell is historic, it would have been located within present day Mahoning County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Boswell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boswell:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Boswell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- Beloit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patmos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sebring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Hickory Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Alliance Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Craig Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Canfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pekin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Watheys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Malvern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Mechanicstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- New Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Valleyview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Washingtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Franklin Square
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Chambersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Leetonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Hanoverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- Parkman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- Irondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bergholz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cream City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Yale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Campbellsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Augerburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Rootstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ravenna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- New Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Belfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oval City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- East Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- North Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- Mogadore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Myersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Greensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tallmadge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Stow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- South Canal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Lordstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Newton Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Niles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- McDonald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Austin Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Girard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Churchill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- Cannelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Galilee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Esther ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Bessemer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- New Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Enon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Pulaski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- East Moravia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mahoningtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Nashua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County (WV)
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boswell, see our County-by-County Page for Boswell.
Cemeteries Near Boswell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boswell.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Boswell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boswell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- East Goshen Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lumberton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Memorial Park is located outside and to the west of Westville.
- Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartzell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Berlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hayden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (529 more) ...
- Alliance Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Boswell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boswell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boswell, with the one closest to Boswell listed first.
- Beloit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Snodes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snodes is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodes
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patmos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- North Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Benton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
- Alliance Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Berlin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- North Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boswell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boswell.
Newspapers Published in Boswell ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boswell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boswell, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boswell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Boswell:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Jefferson County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Boswell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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- Boswell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |