Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Boyd (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Boyd. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Boyd is located in Miller County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miller County: Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Bossier (LA), Caddo (LA), Bowie (TX) & Cass (TX).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Boyd. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boyd:
- Miller County (The home county of Boyd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Genoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Texarkana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Doddridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Capps City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Capps City is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Sheppard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Patmos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shover Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Howard County
- Saratoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Kress City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Lewisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Gin City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Walnut Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bradley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stamps
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McKamie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Buckner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Millwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ashdown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yarborough Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Ida
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Missionary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Zylks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Rodessa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Texarkana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
- Red Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Leary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Redwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Victory City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Hooks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Maud
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maud is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Carbondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Cass County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Domino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bloomburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Douglassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Bivins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McLeod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boyd, see our County-by-County Page for Boyd.
Cemeteries Near Boyd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boyd.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Boyd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boyd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Mt. Oba Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Polk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fouke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phylaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo Cemetery
- The Rondo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rondo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56000 <2>
- Rondo Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rondo Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Texarkana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156433 <2>
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Texarkana (TX).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6465 <2>
- Harrison Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Buchanan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Boyd in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boyd.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Genoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Boggy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boggy is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
- McKinney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Mandeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Texarkana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Texarkana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eylau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eylau is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylau
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Homan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Homan is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
- Lanark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanark is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Queen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boyd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyd.
Newspapers Published in Boyd ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boyd, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boyd.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Boyd:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Caddo Parish
- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |