Welcome to Boyd ...

Boyd is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Boyd is located in Dallas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyd, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Boyd is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Boyd lies within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Boyd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Boyd: This one is located in Dallas County and the other is located in Crawford County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 37 communities that are also named Boyd - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (3), California (2), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boyd.

Communities near Boyd ...

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

• Bolivar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Willard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Buffalo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Fair Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <4>
• Ash Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
  • Ash Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Grove <4>
• Walnut Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
• Pleasant Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
  • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <4>
• Fair Play
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Fair Play is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
• Morrisville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Dadeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
  • Dadeville is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyd.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyd. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyd ...

Looking for more information about Boyd? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boyd.

Adding Boyd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyd in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Boyd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Boyd post office opened in 1864.

We also found Boyd in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyd.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/