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Welcome to Boscobel ...

The city of Boscobel is located in Grant County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Boscobel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Boscobel has a population of 3,130 people<3> (see below for details).

Boscobel is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Boscobel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Boscobel: (608)

Websites for Boscobel ...

Official Website: www.boscobelwisconsin.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boscobel had an population of 3,130 people. This is a decrease of 3.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boscobel had a population of 3,231 people (or 6.31% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Boscobel the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Boscobel represents 0.06% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 278th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,231 people, the population of Boscobel increased 6.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,047 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Boscobel.

Communities Also Named Boscobel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Boscobel - they are located in Missouri, Quebec and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Boscobel ...

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

  • Fennimore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
    • Fennimore is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Muscoda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
    • Muscoda is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Highland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Wauzeka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
    • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Montfort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
    • Montfort is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
  • Avoca
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Soldiers Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
    • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
  • Gays Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
    • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Blue River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
    • Blue River is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Eastman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
    • Eastman is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boscobel. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Boscobel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boscobel ...

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

Adding Boscobel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boscobel post office opened in 1856.

We also found Boscobel in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boscobel.

The official website for Boscobel: www.boscobelwisconsin.com/

The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Boscobel.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boscobel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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