Welcome to Boyds Creek ...

Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyds Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Boyds Creek: Boyds Crk. (or less commonly used: Boyds Ck. or Boyds Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Boyds Creek for more information about variations on the name of Boyds Creek.

Boyds Creek is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Boyds Creek, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Boyds Creek: 865

Communities near Boyds Creek ...

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

• Knoxville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Knoxville
  • From Boyds Creek to Knoxville
• Kodak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <3>
• Cook Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Sevierville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
  • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sevierville
  • From Boyds Creek to Sevierville
• Dyers Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Seymour Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Alcoa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
  • Alcoa is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
• Cowan Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
• Humes Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
• Jefferson City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jefferson City
  • From Boyds Creek to Jefferson City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyds Creek ...

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

Adding Boyds Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyds Creek 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 Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Boyds Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyds Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/