Local events in New Boston
12 events in the next 90 days from 1 public calendar. All local events in New Boston
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How New Boston began
New Boston was platted February 17, 1891 by James Skelton, A. T. Holcomb and M. Stanton on the Ohio River immediately east of Portsmouth, which today surrounds it on every side but the south. The name honors Boston, Massachusetts, home to a share of its first settlers. The village grew fast on riverside industry, peaking near 6,024 residents in 1940 before a long decline to about 2,300 today. Its best-known native son is Vern Riffe, born here in 1925, who served 19 years as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and worked to secure funding for projects in southern Ohio, including Shawnee State University and State Route 32.
Platted February 17, 1891 (37 acres of the John Rhodes farm, 191 lots), by James Skelton, A. T. Holcomb and M. Stanton.
Where the name comes from
Named for Boston, Massachusetts, described as the native home of a share of the village's first settlers.
Before the town
No Native site or event specific to New Boston is recorded here; the village occupies ground within the broader stretch of the Ohio River valley near the Portsmouth Earthworks and Lower Shawneetown, but no named site is tied to this exact ground.
Timeline
- — Gabriel Feurt marries Lydia Hitchcock on February 20; her father Caleb Hitchcock, from Connecticut, had settled at the mouth of Munn's Run on the land that becomes New Boston and the Peebles farm.
- — James Skelton, A. T. Holcomb and M. Stanton plat New Boston on the Ohio River east of Portsmouth.
- — A school is established at New Boston in a rented room; a new frame schoolhouse is built in 1896 and the old Red School House is moved to Earlytown.
- — A building for township voting and offices is erected at New Boston for $174.50, making it a voting precinct of Wayne Township.
- — The Yorktown Addition of 384 lots is platted on September 24 by Levi D. and Alice M. York; the Burgess Steel and Iron Works are built here in 1898-99 by the Burgess Steel and Iron Company.
- — The Stewartville Addition, 41 lots, is platted on October 23 by M. T. Stewart; the New Boston plats make a suburb of Portsmouth connected by the electric line, the Norfolk and Western and the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern.
- — The Peebles Paving Brick Company, capital $50,000, puts into operation in June a plant a mile west of New Boston with a capacity of 60,000 paving bricks a day.
- — Vern Riffe, later Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, is born in New Boston (Wikipedia gives June 25 in its infobox and June 26 in its lead).
- — The village's population peaks at 6,024.
- — Vern Riffe becomes Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, a post he holds for 19 years.
- — The population has fallen to 2,717, continuing a decades-long decline from the 1940 peak.
- — The census records 2,297 residents, close to stable over the previous decade.
Stories
The Speaker from New Boston
Vern Riffe was born in New Boston in 1925, which Wikipedia calls the family's hometown; his father held local government posts there. He went on to serve in the Ohio House for decades and was its Speaker from 1975 until 1995, a tenure of 19 years. Wikipedia calls him a moderate Democrat who worked to secure funding for development projects in southern Ohio, including Shawnee State University in Portsmouth and State Route 32. His name is on the Vernal G. Riffe Building at Ohio State University, the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts in Columbus, and the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth. He and his wife Thelma are buried at Memorial Burial Park in Wheelersburg, not in New Boston.
A suburb on the Rhodes farm
New Boston began in February 1891 when James Skelton, A. T. Holcomb and M. Stanton platted 37 acres of the John Rhodes farm as 191 lots just east of Portsmouth, on land that had belonged to Caleb Hitchcock at the mouth of Munn's Run. Within a decade the county history called it a suburb of Portsmouth, tied to the city by an electric line and two railroads. The Yorktown Addition of 384 lots followed in 1898, the same year the Burgess Steel and Iron Works went up, and the Stewartville Addition in 1900; the Peebles paving brick plant opened in 1902. The village needed its own schoolhouse by 1895, a voting house in 1896, and a three-teacher graded school, and its rapid growth was the main reason for the new school sub-districts of the township.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org
Water
Ohio River, drawn at the municipal river water intake on the right descending bank near Mile 350.7 The water here
- Portsmouth City97% of residentsOhio River
- Northwest Regional Water District3% of residentsTeays Valley Aquifer (wells near SR 348)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside New Boston's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 3 public schools, 1 library, 1 police station, 1 public charging site, 1 Superfund site, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 2 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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New Boston Fire DepartmentNew Boston
- Address
- 3982 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH 45662
- Coordinates
- 38.75213, -82.93449
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Public schools (3)
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Glenwood High School4 of 5 stars · New Boston
- Address
- #1 Glenwood Tiger Trail, New Boston, OH 45662
- School district
- New Boston Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 139
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 14.25
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 70.7%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 100%
- Ohio building IRN
- 013730
- NCES school ID
- 390444601390
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oak Intermediate Elementary School2 of 5 stars · New Boston
- Address
- #1 Glenwood Tiger Trail, New Boston, OH 45662
- School district
- New Boston Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 91
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 7
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 60.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 028159
- NCES school ID
- 390444601391
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Stanton Primary Elementary School3 of 5 stars · New Boston
- Address
- #1 Glenwood Tiger Trail, New Boston, OH 45662
- School district
- New Boston Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 128
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 10
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 76.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 035774
- NCES school ID
- 390444601392
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Public libraries (1)
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New Boston BranchBranch · New Boston
- Address
- 3850 Rhodes Ave., New Boston, OH 45662
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Scioto County Public Library
- Open
- 2,132 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 5,664 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 89,336
- System's loans, FY2024
- 316,223
- People the system serves
- 74,008
- Phone
- (740) 456-4412
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Police stations (1)
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New Boston Police DepartmentNew Boston
- Address
- 3978 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH 45662
- Coordinates
- 38.75239, -82.93473
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Public EV charging (1)
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NEW BOSTON 4504 STATION 14 Level 2 · New Boston
- Address
- 4504 Gallia St, New Boston, OH 45662
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Superfund sites (1)
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King River Limited Inc.Superfund program · New Boston
- Address
- 202 Vine St., New Boston, OH 45662
- County
- Scioto County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHD987043940
- EPA registry ID
- 110009304715
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)
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Osco Industries, Inc. New Boston Divisi (0773010180)Toxics Release Inventory · New Boston
- Address
- 202 Vine St, New Boston, OH 45662
- County
- Scioto County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 45662SCNDS202VI
- EPA registry ID
- 110000395297
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sfi of Ohio, LlcToxics Release Inventory · New Boston
- Address
- 3880 Grace St, New Boston, OH 45662
- County
- Scioto County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45662SFFHX388GR
- EPA registry ID
- 110018893811
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (2)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-02-01 · New Boston
- Reported
- 2024-02-01
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- New Boston, Scioto County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2402EPA0000170
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-11-30 · New Boston
- Reported
- 2022-11-30
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- New Boston, Scioto County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2211EPA0001777
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches New Boston, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45662 Portsmouth | 8% | Ohio River, drawn at the municipal river water intake on the right descending bank near Mile 350.7 | 1.4 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1930 | Portsmouth City · 2.5 stars overall | 5.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in New Boston, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: NEW BOSTON VILLAGE - CURRENT EXPENSES | 235 | 97 | Passed (70.78% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: NEW BOSTON VILLAGE CURRENT EXPENSES | 540 | 154 | Passed (77.81% for) |
| 2018-11-06 | Issue: New Boston Village Curent Expenses | 369 | 114 | Passed (76.4% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: New Boston Village Flood Defense | 245 | 45 | Passed (84.48% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | MAYOR | William D. Williams Jr. (DEM) 291, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | COUNCIL MEMBER | Wayne Henson (REP) 225, 26.16%; Ralph Imes Jr 216, 25.12%; Korey Jones 202, 23.49%; Donald E. Raike 217, 25.23% |
| 2023-11-07 | CLERK/TREASURER | Stephanie Robnett 271, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Council Member (unofficial count) | Mike Meehan 69, 53.91%; Ryan Ottney (DEM) 59, 46.09% |
| 2017-11-07 | Council Member | Ryan Ottney 162, 43.09%; Johnny Whisman 214, 56.91% |
| 2015-11-03 | Treasurer | Lana Loper (DEM) 321, 100.0% |
| 2015-11-03 | Mayor | William Williams Jr. (DEM) 348, 100.0% |
| 2015-11-03 | Council Member | Dan Fetty (DEM) 249, 26.95%; Jon Mills (REP) 203, 21.97%; Mike Payton (REP) 249, 26.95%; Johnnie Steele (DEM) 223, 24.13% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-09-15
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-09-17
The county
Scioto County: 15 ZIP codes, 24 cities, villages and townships, 75,725 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on New Boston, day by day, from 1887 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.26 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 35.6 in
- about normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 12.4 in
- a normal year brings 11.0 in
- a normal year
- 43.3 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.26 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 3.65 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 4.41 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 6.34 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.22 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 7.18 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 1.79 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.50 | 0.3 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 1.21 | 7.3 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 2.03 | 4.8 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.15 | 7.7 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 3.48 | 0.1 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2018 — 61.3 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1930 — 22.8 in |
| Snowiest year | 1917 — 40.2 in |
| Wettest day on record | 28 September 2024 — 6.01 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 17 January 1994 — 17.25 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 20 January 1978 — 21.94 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside New Boston, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.
50,387 days of records, 1887-07-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for New Boston: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 74
- those placed on the map inside New Boston
Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:
- EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL FORMER/ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION FORMER (voluntary cleanup, latest Sep 17, 2026)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Voluntary cleanup | 35 |
| State sewer loans | 13 |
| Hazardous waste | 10 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 9 |
| Air pollution | 2 |
| Brownfield | 2 |
| Cessation Of Regulated Operations | 1 |
| Site assessment | 1 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Contaminated-site cleanup cleanup response | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL FORMER/ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION FORMER | Voluntary cleanup covenant | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL FORMER/FUTURE WALMART PROPERTY | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| NEW BOSTON COKE CORP | Voluntary cleanup covenant | |
| OSCO INDUSTRIES INC NEW BOSTON DIVISI | Air pollution permit | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| NEW BOSTON COKE CORP | Voluntary cleanup covenant | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| NEW BOSTON COKE CORP | Brownfield assessment | |
| OSCO INDUSTRIES INC NEW BOSTON DIVISI | Air pollution permit | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup notice of violation | |
| NEW BOSTON COKE CORP | Contaminated-site cleanup court order | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Contaminated-site cleanup cleanup response | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| EMPIRE DETROIT STEEL NEW BOSTON | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| NEW BOSTON COKE CORP | Contaminated-site cleanup cleanup response |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is New Boston, Ohio in?
New Boston is a village in Scioto County, Ohio, with 2,292 residents.
When was New Boston, Ohio founded?
New Boston was laid out February 17, 1891 (37 acres of the John Rhodes farm, 191 lots). Founders on record: James Skelton, A. T. Holcomb and M. Stanton. Source
How did New Boston, Ohio get its name?
Named for Boston, Massachusetts, described as the native home of a share of the village's first settlers. Source
What ZIP code is New Boston, Ohio?
Most of New Boston is in ZIP code 45662.
Where does New Boston, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for New Boston (Portsmouth City): Ohio River, drawn at the municipal river water intake on the right descending bank near Mile 350.7.
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