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Welcome to Boyer ...

Boyer is located in Sunflower County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Boyer is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Boyer: 662

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), Missouri, 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.

  • Cleveland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
  • Indianola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Leland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
  • Ruleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Moorhead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
    • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Itta Bena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Drew
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
    • Drew is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <4>
  • Sunflower
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Inverness
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Inverness is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people

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.<5>

From that list, the Boyer post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sunflower, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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