Welcome to Boardman ...

Boardman is located in Clearfield County<1>.

The location of Boardman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boardman, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Boardman is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boardman lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Boardman is located in the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Boardman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Boardman - they are located in Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Boardman ...

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

• Clearfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Tyrone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Philipsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
  • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
• Curwensville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Patton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Hastings
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Osceola Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
  • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <4>
• Chester Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
  • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Houtzdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
  • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <4>
• Irvona
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvona
  • Irvona is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvona <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boardman ...

Looking for more information about Boardman? 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 Boardman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boardman.

Adding Boardman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boardman 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 Boardman was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boardman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boardman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/