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Welcome to Boyds ...

Boyds is located in Ferry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Boyds is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Boyds lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Boyds: 509

Communities Also Named Boyds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Boyds - they are located in Alabama (2), Maryland, Michigan, Ohio (3), Ontario and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boyds.

Communities near Boyds ...

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

  • Colville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kettle Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marcus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Barstow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Barstow is located in Ferry County
  • Evans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blue Town ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Town
    • Blue Town is located in Stevens County
  • Orient
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
    • Orient is located in Ferry County
  • Marble
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Stevens County
  • Pinkney City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
    • Pinkney City is located in Stevens County
  • Rice
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Stevens County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyds ...

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

Adding Boyds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyds 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Boyds post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyds.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Ferry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/