Bostic is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.

[5] It was named after George T. Bostic, a prominent businessman and member of the community.

His son, William Chivous Bostic Sr., became an accomplished doctor and researcher of infectious disease.

The nursery primarily produced ornamental and rare plants for wholesale.

[8][9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

None of the families and 4.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 14.0% of those over 64.

Richard Martin and 15 other men have been named as Abraham Lincoln's father.