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Welcome to Boscobel ...

Boscobel is located in Goochland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boscobel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Boscobel is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Boscobel: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Boscobel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Boscobel: This one is located in Goochland County and the other is located in Stafford County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 4 communities that are also named Boscobel - they are located in Missouri, Quebec and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Boscobel ...

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

  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuckahoe Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
  • Lorraine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
  • Thorncliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorncliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
  • Oilville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Short Pump
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Midlothian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Robious
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
  • Dorset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Dorset is located in Powhatan 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 Boscobel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boscobel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boscobel ...

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

Adding Boscobel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boscobel 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 Boscobel was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Boscobel in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Boscobel post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boscobel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Goochland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boscobel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Boscobel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Boscobel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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