Boswell

History

The town of Boswell was first laid out by Charles Moore, but Moore sold the land it occupied to Tippecanoe County-native Elizabeth H. Scott who, with her husband Charles, replatted it in its present form on July 18, 1872. A small general store run from a "rough board shanty" just north of the railroad was the town's first business, but this was joined by many more as the town grew. The town was named for Parnaham Boswell and was platted with streets bearing the names of the founders, Charles and Elizabeth, and their five children, Grace, Emma, Clinton, Harold and Jennie.

Geography

Boswell is located in Grant Township. U.S. Route 41 passes along the east side of Boswell; State Road 352 and the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad both run east through town. Goose Creek flows along Boswell's south side and joins Mud Pine Creek about two miles to the southeast.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  332
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  317
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  301
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  243
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  228
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  223
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  222
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  212

Largest nearby schools

• Benton Central Jr-Sr High School
  High · Oxford · 790 students · 13:1 ratio
• Prairie Crossing Elementary School
  Elementary · Oxford · 561 students · 16:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2023-10-31
  7 km ESE of Linden, Indiana
• M 3.82 — 2021-06-17
  Illinois-Indiana border region