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Welcome to Boonville ...

Boonville is located

Boonville is located in Brazos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

Boonville is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Boonville: 979

Communities Also Named Boonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Boonville - they are located in California, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New York, North Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boonville.

Communities near Boonville ...

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

  • College Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Snook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
    • Snook is located in Burleson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <3>
  • Iola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Iola is located in Grimes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <3>
  • Kurten
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wixon Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
    • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Millican
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Benchley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Benchley is located in Robertson County
  • Tabor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wellborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rye ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Rye is located in Brazos County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boonville ...

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

Adding Boonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boonville 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 for Boonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Boonville post office opened in 1842.

We also found Boonville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boonville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brazos County: www.co.brazos.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boonville - 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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