Welcome to Boring ...
Boring is located in Sullivan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Boring is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Boring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Boring: 423 & 729<3>
Communities Also Named Boring ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Boring - they are located in Maryland and Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boring.
Communities near Boring ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boring.
- Johnson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
- Kingsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collingwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Elizabethton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Mill Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colonial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Boring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boring.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boring. 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 Boring.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boring. See our Newspapers Page for Boring.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boring ...
Looking for more information about Boring? 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 Boring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boring.
Adding Boring to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boring 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 (so far) for Boring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Boring post office opened in 1881. The Boring post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boring.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Boring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Boring area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |