New Boston, Spencer County, Indiana

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New Boston
Unincorporated community
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New Boston
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New Boston
Coordinates: 38°03′31″N86°48′37″W / 38.05861°N 86.81028°W / 38.05861; -86.81028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Township Huff
Elevation
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459 ft (140 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47531
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID 440025

New Boston is an unincorporated community in Huff Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

New Boston was laid out in 1851. [3] The community most likely took its name from the larger city of Boston, Massachusetts. [4]

A post office was established at New Boston in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1868. [5]

Geography

New Boston is located at 38°03′31″N86°48′37″W / 38.05861°N 86.81028°W / 38.05861; -86.81028 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New Boston, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p.  372.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  235. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...probably was named for Boston, Massachusetts.
  5. ↑ "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
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