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Welcome to Boyes ...

Boyes is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Boyes is 3,330 feet [1,015 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Boyes is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Boyes: 406

Communities near Boyes ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Boyes.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boyes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyes.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyes ...

Looking for more information about Boyes? 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 Boyes, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boyes.

Adding Boyes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boyes post office opened in 1906.

We also found Boyes on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyes - 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/