Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, New Boston had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Boston had a population of 2,123 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
- Frost
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Siloam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Sciotoville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sciotoville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
- South Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Limeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Wheelersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Wheelersburg is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheelersburg <4>
- Slocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Dry Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Grays Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grays Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Rushtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Franklin Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
- Franklin Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Furnace <4>
- Gephart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Harrison Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <4>
- Lucasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
- Lucasville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucasville <4>
- Scioto Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Powellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powellsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Lyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Edmunds Switch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmunds Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
- Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
- Wallace Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Mills
- Wallace Mills is located in Scioto County
- Pond Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Arion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Lombardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 New Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |
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