Welcome to Boyd Ford ...

Boyd Ford is located in Coles County<1>.

The location of Boyd Ford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Boyd Ford is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boyd Ford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Boyd Ford (for example, toward Universal (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Boyd Ford is within the (217) area code.

Communities near Boyd Ford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boyd Ford.

• Charleston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• Mattoon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <4>
• Tuscola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
• Arcola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <4>
• Villa Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Oakland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Newman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Newman is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <4>
• Ashmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
  • Ashmore is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <4>
• Kansas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>
• Westfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boyd Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyd Ford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyd Ford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyd Ford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyd Ford. See our Newspapers Page for Boyd Ford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyd Ford ...

Looking for more information about Boyd Ford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Boyd Ford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boyd Ford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyd Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Coles County: www.co.coles.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov