Welcome to Boston Harbor ...

Boston Harbor is located in Thurston County<1>.

The location of Boston Harbor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boston Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Boston Harbor: Boston Hbr. (or less commonly used: Boston Harb. or Boston Hrbr.)

Boston Harbor is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boston Harbor lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Boston Harbor lies within the (360) area code.

Communities near Boston Harbor ...

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

• Lakewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Lacey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Olympia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• University Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Tumwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <4>
• Shelton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <4>
• Gig Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
  • Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <4>
• DuPont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuPont
  • DuPont is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuPont <4>
• Yelm
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
  • Yelm is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <4>
• Fircrest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fircrest
  • Fircrest is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fircrest <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boston Harbor ...

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

Adding Boston Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boston Harbor post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boston Harbor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/