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Welcome to Boyd ...

Boyd is located in Carbon County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyd, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Boyd is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Boyd is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Boyd lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Boyd: (406)

Communities Also Named Boyd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Boyd: This one is located in Carbon County and the other is located in Roosevelt County.

Beyond Montana, there are 37 communities that are also named Boyd - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (3), California (2), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Boyd ...

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

  • Columbus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridger <3>
  • Joliet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
    • Joliet is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <3>
  • Fromberg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fromberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fromberg
    • Fromberg is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fromberg <3>
  • Roberts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Park City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Stillwater County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <3>
  • Absarokee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bearcreek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Yellowstone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyd ...

Looking for more information about Boyd? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Boyd, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boyd.

Adding Boyd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyd 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 Boyd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Boyd post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyd.

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyd - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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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