Welcome to Boswell ...

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.

Boswell would have been located within present day Mahoning County<2>.

The location of Boswell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boswell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Boswell is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Boswell was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Boswell still existed, it would have been in the (330) and (234)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Boswell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Boswell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Indiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boswell.

Communities near Boswell ...

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

• Youngstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <6>
• Alliance
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <6>
• Niles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <6>
• Salem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
• Struthers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <6>
• Louisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
• Canfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Canfield is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <6>
• Columbiana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <6>
• Newton Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Falls
  • Newton Falls is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton Falls <6>
• Sebring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <6>

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 Boswell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boswell.

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

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

Adding Boswell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boswell 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 Boswell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Boswell post office opened in 1858.

We also found Boswell in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boswell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mahoning County: www.mahoningcountygov.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/