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Welcome to Boissevain ...

Boissevain is located in Tazewell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boissevain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Boissevain is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Boissevain is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Boissevain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Boissevain: 276

The ZIP code for Boissevain: 24606<3>

Communities Also Named Boissevain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Boissevain - it's located in Manitoba.

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

Communities near Boissevain ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boissevain ...

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

Adding Boissevain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boissevain post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boissevain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boissevain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Boissevain). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boissevain or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/