Welcome to Boydtown ...
Boydtown is located in Crawford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boydtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Boydtown is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Boydtown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Boydtown: (608)
Communities Also Named Boydtown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Boydtown - they are located in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boydtown.
Communities near Boydtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boydtown.
- Prairie du Chien
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Boscobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fennimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Muscoda
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Wauzeka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Bloomington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Soldiers Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Gays Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Marquette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Marquette is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <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 Boydtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boydtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boydtown. 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 Boydtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boydtown. See our Newspapers Page for Boydtown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boydtown ...
Looking for more information about Boydtown? 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 Boydtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boydtown.
Adding Boydtown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boydtown 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 Boydtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Boydtown post office opened in 1890.
We also found Boydtown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boydtown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boydtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boydtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |