New Boston is an unincorporated community in central Lee County, Iowa, United States. It lies in the southeast corner of Iowa, along U.S. Highway 218 and southwest of the city of Fort Madison, the county seat of Lee County.[2] New Boston is located nearby to the unincorporated communities of Argyle, Iowa and Charleston, Iowa. The community is part of the Fort MadisonKeokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

New Boston, Iowa
New Boston, Iowa, From route 218 facing northwest
New Boston, Iowa, From route 218 facing northwest
New Boston is located in Iowa
New Boston
New Boston
Location in Iowa
New Boston is located in the United States
New Boston
New Boston
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°33′38″N 91°30′20″W / 40.56056°N 91.50556°W / 40.56056; -91.50556
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyLee
Elevation696 ft (212 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code319
GNIS feature ID459469[1]

History

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Founded in the mid-1800s, New Boston's population was 56 in 1902,[3] and 26 in 1925.[4] The population was 100 in 1940.[5]

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