Page Contents for Boswell, Oklahoma

Statistics & Facts

Historical Events

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Statistics & Facts

The Oklahoma state capital is Oklahoma City.
The population of Boswell is approximately 643 (1990), 709 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 314 (1990), 295 (2010).
The amount of land area in Boswell is 1.549 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.003 sq kilometers.
The distance from Boswell to Washington DC is 1150 miles.
The distance to the Oklahoma state capital is 138 miles. (as the crow flies)
Boswell is positioned 34.02 degrees north of the equator and 95.86 degrees west of the prime meridian.

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Boswell Historical Events

Probable late 1800's
The town of Boswell, Oklahoma in the southeastern part of the state was named for my father, Ammie Victor Boswell. My father was an engineer working for Carnegie Steel Company and was involved with the laying of rail lines through that part of the state. The Boswell community was just a camp for rail workers and they needed a name in order to have postal service to the area.

My father was born near Golden City, Missouri in 1868, yes, just three years after the end of the civil war! I was born January 22, 1935 when dad was 67 years old and he lived until I was 10 years of age.

He did not live to see my three sons and six grandchildren. He married my mom in 1934, she was Wynema Crabtree Ward Boswell, a native of Mcalester, Oklahoma.
Submitted by John D. Boswell, Sr.