Boylston, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°25′42″N 86°16′46″W / 32.42833°N 86.27944°W / 32.42833; -86.27944
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Boylston
Boylston is located in Alabama
Boylston
Boylston
Location within the state of Alabama
Boylston is located in the United States
Boylston
Boylston
Boylston (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°25′42″N 86°16′46″W / 32.42833°N 86.27944°W / 32.42833; -86.27944
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID114799[1]

Boylston is a populated place between the city of Montgomery, Alabama, United States and the Tallapoosa River. In 1950 it had a population of 1,000.

History

The community was likely named after a local family.[2] A post office opened under the name Boylston in 1827.[3]

References

  • Encyclopædia Britannica Atlas, 1958 Edition, Plate 72.
  1. ^ "Boylston". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 January 2015.