MO DPO - Boles - Full date CDS - 1895

Boles, Missouri, is an unincorporated community in northern Franklin County. It is situated above the Missouri River floodplain, roughly six miles east of Washington and 1.5 miles west of Labadie.

In 1864, local residents were officially granted a post office, choosing the name Boles to prevent geographic confusion.1892: Despite the post office name, the local train stop continued to be called Augusta Station for decades. It was finally officially changed to Boles when the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) Railroad reached the actual town of Augusta in St. Charles County.1939: After serving the local rural population for 75 years, the Boles post office was permanently closed.