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, Boston had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Theta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Leipers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loco ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Southall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Whiteoak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Fly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Thompson's Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
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- West Harpeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpeth
- Bingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham is located in Williamson County
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- Mowd ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
- Fernvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
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- Carters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harpeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
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- Water Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Kedron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kedron is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Duplex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Linton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Jones Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Godwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
- Grassland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
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 Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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