Welcome to Boston ...
Boston is located in Williamson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
When the people of Boston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bostonian<2>
Boston is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Boston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Boston: 615 & 629<4>
Communities Also Named Boston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Boston - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (4), New York, Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boston.
Communities near Boston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boston.
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sawdust
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <5>
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- White Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Boston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boston. 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 Boston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boston. See our Newspapers Page for Boston.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boston ...
Looking for more information about Boston? 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 Boston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boston.
Adding Boston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boston 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 Boston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Boston post office opened in 1850. The Boston post office closed in 1936.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boston.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Boston refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Boston may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Boston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Boston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |