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 Lincoln County<2>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Boyd (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Boyd, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Boyd is 3,820 feet [1,164 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Boyd is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Boyd was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Boyd was located: 775

Communities Also Named Boyd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Montana (2), 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.

Caliente
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caliente
- Caliente is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caliente <5>
Elgin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elgin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Lincoln County
Islen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Islen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islen
- Islen is located in Lincoln County
Yoacham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoacham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoacham
- Yoacham is located in Lincoln County
Barclay
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Barclay is located in Lincoln County
Joseco ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joseco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseco
- Joseco is located in Lincoln County
Acoma ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma
- Acoma is located in Lincoln County
Carp ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
- Carp is located in Lincoln County
- Former name for Carp:
- Cliffdale
Bullionville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville
- Bullionville is located in Lincoln County
Panaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panaca
- Panaca is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panaca <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.

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 mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Boyd mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyd.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyd - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.