Welcome to Boydsville ...

Boydsville is located in Callaway County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boydsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Boydsville is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Boydsville: (573)

Communities Also Named Boydsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Boydsville - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Boydsville ...

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

• Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Jefferson City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
  • Jefferson City has also been known as:
  • Jeff City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Fulton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Holts Summit
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Summit
  • Holts Summit is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holts Summit <4>
• Ashland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Saint Martins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
  • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
• Auxvasse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxvasse
  • Auxvasse is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auxvasse <4>
• New Bloomfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
  • New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <4>
• Lake Mykee Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mykee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
  • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
• Mokane
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokane
  • Mokane is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokane <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 Boydsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boydsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boydsville ...

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

Adding Boydsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boydsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Boydsville post office opened in 1858.

We also found Boydsville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boydsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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