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New Boston, Missouri

New Boston is an unincorporated community in eastern Linn County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Route 129 approximately sixteen miles (26 km) northeast of Brookfield. Mussel Fork flows past one mile (1.6 km) to the east in adjacent Macon County.[2]

New Boston was laid out in 1846, and named after Boston, Massachusetts.[3] A post office called New Boston has been in operation since 1872.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Boston, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 22-3, ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780826205865.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Linn County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

39°57′07″N 92°51′35″W / 39.95194°N 92.85972°W / 39.95194; -92.85972


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