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Welcome to Boma ...

Boma is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Boma is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Boma lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Boma (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Boma: 931

Communities near Boma ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cookeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Temperance Hall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sparta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Carthage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • White Plains
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boma ...

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

Adding Boma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boma 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 (so far) for Boma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Boma post office opened in 1888. The Boma post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/