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Welcome to Boggs ...

Boggs is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boggs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Boggs is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Boggs: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Boggs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Boggs - they are located in Connecticut, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Boggs ...

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

  • Summersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Richwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sutton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gassaway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Addison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Addison is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Cowen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flatwoods
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Camden-on-Gauley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Erbacon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Erbacon is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
  • Halo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Halo is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boggs ...

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

Adding Boggs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boggs post office opened in 1887. The Boggs post office closed in 1990.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boggs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boggs - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Boggs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Boggs 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>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/