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Welcome to Boyette ...

Boyette is located in Hillsborough County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Boyette is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boyette lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Boyette: (813) and (656)<4>

Communities Also Named Boyette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Boyette - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Boyette ...

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

  • Tampa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <5>
  • Plant City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Temple Terrace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulberry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Balm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Countryside Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
  • Bloomingdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
  • Lithia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinecrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyette ...

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

Adding Boyette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyette 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 Boyette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Boyette post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyette.

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (656) is an overlay for area code (813).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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