Welcome to Floyd ...

Floyd is located in Ray County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floyd, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Floyd is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Floyd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Floyd: This one is located in Ray County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 23 communities that are also named Floyd - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Floyd ...

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

• Independence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Blue Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <4>
• Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Grain Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley
  • Grain Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grain Valley <4>
• Excelsior Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
  • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <4>
• Kearney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Kearney is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearney <4>
• Oak Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Richmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Odessa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Lexington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floyd ...

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

Adding Floyd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Floyd 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 Floyd was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floyd.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/