Welcome to New Boston ...
New Boston is located in Henry County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of New Boston, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Boston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
New Boston is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: New Boston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for New Boston: (731)
Communities Also Named New Boston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named New Boston - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Vermont (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Boston.
Communities near New Boston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Boston.
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
- McKenzie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- McKenzie is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <5>
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Dresden is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <5>
- Spring Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Pillowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillowville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Gleason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleason have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Gleason is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleason <5>
- Puryear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <5>
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 New Boston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Boston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New 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 New Boston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Boston. See our Newspapers Page for New Boston.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Boston ...
Looking for more information about New 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 New Boston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Boston.
Adding New Boston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New 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 for New Boston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New Boston post office opened in 1851.
We also found New Boston in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Boston.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Boston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Boston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |