"Boshof is a farming town in the west of the Free State province, South Africa.Town 55 km north-east of Kimberley. Established in March 1856 on the farm Vanwyksvlei, which had been named after a Griqua who sowed his crops on it from time to time. Named in honour of Jacobus Nicolaas Boshof (1808-1881), second President of the Orange Free State (1855\u201359) and founder of its civil service."@en . . "8340" . "Boshof"@en .