Welcome to Boyer ...
Boyer is located in Wright County<1>.
The location of Boyer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Boyer is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Boyer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Boyer is within the (417) area code.
Communities Also Named Boyer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Boyer - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (2), Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boyer.
Communities near Boyer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boyer.
- Marshfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshfield <4>
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Laclede County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Wright County
- Estimated population in 2015: 641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
- Hartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
- Hartville is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <4>
- Niangua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Diggins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Twin Bridges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
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 Boyer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyer. 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 Boyer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyer. See our Newspapers Page for Boyer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyer ...
Looking for more information about Boyer? 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 Boyer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boyer.
Adding Boyer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boyer 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 Boyer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Boyer post office opened in 1884.
We also found Boyer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wright, 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 Boyer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |