Welcome to Boydstown ...

Boydstown is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boydstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Boydstown is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Boydstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Boydstown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boydstown.

• Butler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Kittanning
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <3>
• Zelienople
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelienople have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelienople
  • Zelienople is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zelienople <3>
• Slippery Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
  • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <3>
• Evans City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans City
  • Evans City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans City <3>
• Mars
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
  • Mars is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars <3>
• Saxonburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonburg
  • Saxonburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxonburg <3>
• Valencia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
  • Valencia is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valencia <3>
• Prospect
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <3>
• West Kittanning
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people

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 Boydstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boydstown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boydstown. 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 Boydstown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boydstown ...

Looking for more information about Boydstown? 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 Boydstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boydstown.

Adding Boydstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boydstown 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 Boydstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Boydstown post office opened in 1861.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boydstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boydstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/