Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Boyd itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Rock Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Ireland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Ireland is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <3>
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Frenchton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Crawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Duffy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Walkersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
- Kanawha Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Gaines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hettie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
- Holly Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- French Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- French Creek is located in Upshur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Creek <3>
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Lewis County
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <3>
- Falls Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Hinkleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |