Boshof is a farming town in the west of the Free State province, South Africa.

The town is 55 km north-east of Kimberley on the R64 road.

Named in honour of Jacobus Nicolaas Boshof (1808-1881), second President of the Orange Free State (1855–59) and founder of its civil service.

[3] The local commando was involved in the siege of Kimberley, notably the disruption of the city’s water supply at Riverton.

The Battle of Boshof, which resulted in the death of the Comte de Villebois-Mareuil, was fought nearby on 5 April 1900.