Boston
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| Coordinates: 37°47′02″N 85°40′49″W / 37.78389°N 85.68028°W / 37.78389; -85.68028 | |
| 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
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| • Total | 253 |
| • Density | 128.88/sq mi (49.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| ZIP codes |
40107
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| FIPS code | 21-08722 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629579[2] |
Boston is a census-designated placeinNelson 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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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| 2020 | 253 | — | |
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Colonel Henry Pierson Crowe, USMC, was born there in 1899.
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