Welcome to Boyd ...

So far, we found very little information about Boyd. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Boyd to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boyd, please Contact Us.

Boyd would have been located within present day Roosevelt County<2>.

The location of Boyd has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Boyd is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Boyd was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Boyd (for example, toward Williston (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Boyd would have been located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Boyd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Boyd: This one is located in Roosevelt County and the other is located in Carbon 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 9 communities that are near Boyd.

• Culbertson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
  • Culbertson is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culbertson <5>
• Brockton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Roosevelt County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockton <5>
• Froid
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Froid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froid
  • Froid is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Froid <5>
• McCabe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe
  • McCabe is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCabe <5>
• Deertail Indian Village ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deertail Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deertail Indian Village
  • Deertail Indian Village is located in Roosevelt County
• Bainville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
  • Bainville is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <5>
• Medicine Lake
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
  • Medicine Lake is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <5>
• Poplar
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Poplar is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar <5>
• Reserve
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Reserve is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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