Why visit New Boston
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 12 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Bowie County Jail, 3 Bostons Museum and T&P Trailhead Park.
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 94°F; January lows average 32°F.
Weather in New Boston
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About New Boston
New Boston is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. Boston was named for an early storekeeper in the settlement, W.J. Boston. The coming of the railroads led to the location of two more Bostons.
From the Wikipedia article New Boston, Texas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks7
Bowie County Jail
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.3 mi
Building in Boston, Bowie County, Texas
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
T&P Trailhead Park
Park
200 Northeast Texas Trail, New Boston
24/7
Restaurants and cafes12
Main Street Cafe & Catering
Fast food · Mexican · 0.7 mi
302 First Drive, New Boston
Tu-Fr 11:00-20:00
History
The Red River Expedition (1806) was stopped by the Spanish in the vicinity of the town.
When the Missouri Pacific Railroad was being constructed 4 miles (6 km) north of the village of Boston (now Old Boston) in the summer of 1876, it was clear to many businessmen in the town that it would suffer a serious decline as a result of its distance from the line. At a mass meeting, J. H. Smelser, a local resident and surveyor for the railroad, was selected to meet with railroad officials to secure the location of a depot at a point on the line nearest to Boston. The negotiations were successful, and in September 1876, lots were laid out and put up for sale on 100 acres (0.40 km2) that the railroad had purchased. Because most of those engaged in the project were from Boston, the new town was named New Boston.
A post office was established in 1877 with L. C. DeMorse as postmaster. The town grew rapidly, and by 1884, it had 400 residents, two churches, a school, several mills and gins, and a newspaper, the New Boston Herald, edited by W. W. West. A furniture factory and another newspaper, the Bowie County Populist, were added in the 1890s.
From the History section of New Boston, Texas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay4
Quality Inn & Suites
Motel and hotel · 0.9 mi
1024 North Center Street, New Boston
Churches and places of worship12
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare1
Brookshire's Pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 mi
210 North McCoy Boulevard, New Boston
Map of New Boston
59 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 32°F | 4.1 in | 1.1 in |
| Feb | 59°F | 35°F | 4.2 in | 1.1 in |
| Mar | 67°F | 42°F | 4.9 in | 0.1 in |
| Apr | 75°F | 50°F | 5.4 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 82°F | 60°F | 4.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 89°F | 67°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 93°F | 70°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 94°F | 69°F | 3.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 88°F | 62°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 77°F | 51°F | 5.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 66°F | 41°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 57°F | 34°F | 5.0 in | 0.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Dekalb (11 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Bowie County has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-07-09: Hurricane Beryl (Hurricane)
- 2024-05-17: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2021-02-19: Severe Winter Storms (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2021-02-14: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2020-08-24: Tropical Storms Marco And Laura (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 miles away.
- De Kalb 12 mi west, about 19 min by car
- Nash 16 mi east, about 26 min by car
- Foreman 18 mi north, about 29 min by car
- Texarkana 19 mi east, about 31 min by car
- Ashdown 22 mi northeast, about 36 min by car
- Texarkana 25 mi east, about 40 min by car
- Linden 31 mi south, about 50 min by car
- Hughes Springs 34 mi south, about 55 min by car
- Daingerfield 35 mi southwest, about 56 min by car
- Mount Pleasant 38 mi southwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- BowieCountyCourthouse, Mark Oxner from Where the West Begins, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
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