Boston, Missouri
Boston is an unincorporated community in southern Barton County, Missouri.[1] It is about halfway between Lamar and Jasper. It is about one mile northeast of the intersection of U.S. Route 71 and Route 126 on county roads. It once had a post office, but mail is now delivered from Lamar.
A post office called Boston was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1971.[2] The community is named after Boston, Massachusetts.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boston, Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 207.
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Coordinates: 37°24′46″N 94°16′54″W / 37.4128°N 94.2817°W
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