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Boston is located in Kentucky
Boston
Boston
Location in Kentucky
Boston is located in the United States
Boston
Boston
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Nelson
Area
 • Total 1.98 sq mi (5.13 km2)
 • Land 1.96 sq mi (5.08 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
528 ft (161 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 253
 • Density 128.88/sq mi (49.76/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
40107
FIPS code 21-08722
GNIS feature ID 2629579

Boston is a census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. Boston is along I-65; its ZIP code is 40107.

Boston is the home of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, organized in 1802. During 1929–1933, Mount Moriah was pastored by James L. Sullivan, who went on to be the president of the Baptist Sunday School Board (now Lifeway) and then president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Mount Moriah Baptist Church is a member of the Nelson County Baptist Association, Kentucky Baptist Convention, and Southern Baptist Convention. The earliest records of the church are lost, but it is believed that Mount Moriah Baptist was first constituted as Drennon's Lick Creek Baptist Church.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 253
U.S. Decennial Census

Notable people

Colonel Henry Pierson Crowe, USMC, was born there in 1899.

See also

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