Boston Indiana Map

About Boston, Indiana

Boston is a locality in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 150. The population density is 259.7 people per km². Boston is located at 39.7412°N, 84.8519°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Boston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47324.

Boston emerges from the Indiana landscape as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the persistent, winding presence of Boston Creek. It lies 6.4 miles south-southeast of Richmond, IN (from Richmond, IN: bearing 161°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-northwest of Lake Lakengren. The topography here is characterized by a mosaic of fertile farmland and woodlot, where the soil holds the memory of ancient glaciers in its dark, heavy composition. At dusk, the light catches the low-hanging horizon, turning the fields into a flat, bruised purple that seems to pull the very heat from the ground. A short distance away, the Whitewater River Valley - Smith-Elder Moraine Woods offers a preserved segment of this terrain, where the air grows dense with the scent of damp loam and the rustle of oaks that have stood long enough to witness the slow shifts of the regional climate.

Boston maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal cycle of the harvest, an economy tethered to the productivity of the surrounding plains. While the proximity of Brookville Lake provides a reservoir of stillness and recreation for those seeking the water’s edge, the character of Boston remains rooted in the solid, unpretentious industry of the interior. The architecture of the region leans toward the functional, with brick structures standing as modest sentinels against the expansive sky. Mount Auburn looms as a distant silhouette on the far horizon, a reminder that the land possesses a subtle, vertical ambition beneath its otherwise level demeanor. Life here moves with a deliberate pace, colored by the practicalities of a landscape that demands attentiveness, where the sound of the wind through the cornstalks often serves as the primary accompaniment to the passage of a day.

About This Boston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Boston, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.74116, -84.851903. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Boston includes the ZIP code (47324), telephone area code (317), county seat of Wayne County (Richmond), and school district assignment (Richmond Community School Corporation).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.