New Boston, Michigan Explained

Official Name:New Boston, Michigan
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:New Boston
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wayne
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Huron
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1827
Elevation Ft:636
Elevation M:194
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:42.1625°N -83.4031°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48164
Area Code:734
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-26163[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0633315

New Boston is an unincorporated community in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Huron Charter Township. As an unincorporated community, New Boston has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

New Boston is located close to three divisions of the Huron–Clinton Metroparks system: Lower Huron, Oakwoods, and Willow. The Huron River runs through New Boston. The community has its own post office with the 48164 ZIP Code, which also serves the communities of Waltz and Willow, as well as smaller portions of Sumpter Township to the west and Brownstown Charter Township to the east. The community is served by Huron School District.

History

New Boston was first settled in 1827 and was originally called "Catville" after the initials of the proprietor, C. A. Trowbridge. It received a post office with that name in 1860. On March 20, 1868, it was renamed New Boston, after Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

Transportation

Interstate 275 passes through the middle of the community with three exits within the New Boston ZIP Code area: Will Carleton Road (exit 8), South Huron Road (exit 11). Clark Road makes the border with the Township of Sumpter,[3] and Sibley Road (exit 13). The Detroit Metropolitan Airport is just north of New Boston in the city of Romulus.

The Waltz Road–Huron River Bridge is a bridge crossing the Huron River just south of the central business district of New Boston.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  3. Web site: Google Maps . 2022-07-15 . Google Maps . en.