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Welcome to Boyd Ford ...

Boyd Ford is located in Coles County<1>.

Boyd Ford is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Boyd Ford (for example, toward Universal (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Boyd Ford: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Boyd Ford ...

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

  • Charleston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mattoon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Paris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tuscola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Villa Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
  • Oakland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ashmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kansas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyd Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Coles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyd Ford - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Boyd Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Boyd Ford 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.