Boston is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,207.
History
Boston was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly in 1870. An early variant name was "Blue Springs"; the present name is after Thomas M. Boston, who found a medicinal spring near the town site. Boston is home to one of the original Carnegie Libraries, and one of a handful in Georgia that is still being used as a library. Boston is also home to the Dillon Candy Company, the oldest candy company in Georgia that began operations in 1918.
Geography
Boston is located at (30.7926, -83.7907). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. It is 107 miles east of Dothan, Alabama and 21 miles west of Valdosta.