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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Boyd (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Boyd. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Boyd is located in Beaver County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beaver County: Clark (KS), Meade (KS), Seward (KS), Ellis, Harper, Texas, Lipscomb (TX) & Ochiltree (TX).

Below are the counties that are near Boyd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boyd:

  • Beaver County     (The home county of Boyd)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
    • Balko
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Turpin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Floris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
      • Floris is located in Beaver County
    • Beaver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
    • Forgan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
    • Adams
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tyrone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <1>
    • Hardesty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardesty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardesty
      • Hardesty is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardesty <1>
    • Hooker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Optima
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Optima have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optima
      • Optima is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Seward County (KS)
    • Liberal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Seward County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberal <1>
  • Lipscomb County (TX)
    • Booker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
      • Booker is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booker <1>
  • Ochiltree County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
    • Perryton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryton
      • Perryton is located in Ochiltree County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryton <1>
    • Farnsworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ochiltree ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ochiltree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochiltree
      • Ochiltree is located in Ochiltree County (TX)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boyd, see our County-by-County Page for Boyd.

Cemeteries Near Boyd ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boyd.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boyd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gray Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Overton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Mound Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nabisco Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nabisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nabisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Happy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Independence Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Capitol View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capitol View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capitol View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Midway Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Denman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Turpin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turpin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Boyd had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.

  • Elmwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Beaver County
  • Beaver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
  • Liberal
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Liberal is located in Seward County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberal <1>
  • Ochiltree ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ochiltree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochiltree
    • Ochiltree is located in Ochiltree County (TX)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boyd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyd.

Newspapers Published in Boyd ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyd.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boyd, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boyd.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to 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 Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boyd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7034, Longitude: -100.8282       In this case, the coordinates for Boyd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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