Welcome to Boydell ...

Boydell is located in Ashley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boydell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Boydell is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Boydell: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Boydell ...

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

McGehee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McGehee is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGehee <4>
Dermott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dermott is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dermott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dermott <4>
Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <4>
Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
Parkdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Parkdale is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <4>
Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
Fountain Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
Lacey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey

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 Boydell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boydell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boydell ...

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

Adding Boydell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boydell 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 (so far) for Boydell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Boydell post office opened in 1914. The Boydell post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boydell.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Ashley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boydell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Boydell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Boydell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/