Welcome to Boggsville ...

Boggsville is located in Armstrong County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boggsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Boggsville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Boggsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Boggsville - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Boggsville ...

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

• Plum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
• Butler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• New Kensington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <4>
• Lower Burrell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
• Oakmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont
  • Oakmont is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakmont <4>
• Fox Chapel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Fox Chapel is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Chapel <4>
• Vandergrift
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>
• Arnold
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Tarentum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
  • Tarentum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarentum <4>
• Kittanning
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <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 Boggsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boggsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boggsville ...

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

Adding Boggsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boggsville 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 Boggsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Boggsville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Boggsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boggsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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