Boss, Missouri

Boss is an unincorporated rural hamlet in eastern Dent County, Missouri.^[1] It is approximately 18 miles east of Salem along Route 32.

Boss, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Boss, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°38′35″N 91°11′21″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Dent
Elevation [1]	1,122 ft (342 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	573
GNIS feature ID	748967[1]

The community is named after the nickname of Marion "Boss" Nelson, a lumberman supervisor.^[2] A post office at Boss has been in operation since 1901.^[3] There is also a residential hotel.