Welcome to Boyds Mills ...
Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyds Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Boyds Mills: Boyds Mls. (or less commonly used: Boyds Mlls.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Boyds Mills for more information about variations on the name of Boyds Mills.
Boyds Mills is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Boyds Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Boyds Mills: 570 & 272<3>
Communities Also Named Boyds Mills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Boyds Mills - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boyds Mills.
Communities near Boyds Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boyds Mills.
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carbondale
- From Boyds Mills to Carbondale
- Honesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesdale
- Honesdale is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honesdale <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Honesdale
- From Boyds Mills to Honesdale
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Forest City
- From Boyds Mills to Forest City
- Waymart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymart
- Waymart is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waymart <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waymart
- From Boyds Mills to Waymart
- Hawley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Hawley is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
- Vandling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Jeffersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
- Union Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale
- Union Dale is located in Susquehanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Dale <4>
- Prompton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prompton
- From Boyds Mills to Prompton
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
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 Boyds Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyds Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyds Mills. 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 Boyds Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyds Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Boyds Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyds Mills ...
Looking for more information about Boyds Mills? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Boyds Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boyds Mills.
Adding Boyds Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boyds Mills 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 Boyds Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Boyds Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyds Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyds Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyds Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Boyds Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Boyds Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |