Boos
Boos is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Illinois, United States. Boos is located on Illinois Route 130, southeast of Newton. The community once had a grocery store and a station on the Illinois Central Railroad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Illinois
- Also known as: “Boos Station”, “Boos, IL”, and “Boos, Illinois”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Township of Sainte Marie and Newton.
Township of Sainte Marie
Village
Sainte Marie Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 510 and it contained 251 housing units. Township of Sainte Marie is situated 4½ miles east of Boos.
Newton
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,777 at the 2020 census. Newton is home to a large coal-fired power plant operated by Illinois Power Generating Co and is close to Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area and Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area. Newton is situated 5 miles northwest of Boos.
Boos
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Fox Township, Jasper, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.93004° or 38° 55′ 48″ northLongitude
-88.11087° or 88° 6′ 39″ westElevation
505 feet (154 metres)Open location code
86CHWVJQ+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 153531157OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Boos” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布斯 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “布斯”
- French: “Boos”
- Irish: “Boos”
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Highlights include Jasper County Flying Club Airport and Vanderhoof Cemetery.
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