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Welcome to Bosses ...

Bosses is located in Halifax County<1>.

Bosses is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bosses: 434

Websites for Bosses ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bosses, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bosses ...

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

  • Danville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Boston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chatham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Halifax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Scottsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jones
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jones is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Henrys Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
  • Laurel Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
  • Sutherlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bosses ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bosses - 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.