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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Boyd. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Boyd to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boyd, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Boyd (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Boyd. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Boyd is historic, it would have been located within present day Upshur County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Upshur County: Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Boyd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boyd:
- Upshur County (The home county of Boyd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Rock Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
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- Wilsontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Frenchton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
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- Hoover Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
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- Kanawha Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
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- Abbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
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- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
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- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
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- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
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- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
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- Beans Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
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- Sago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Audra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Tygart Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Clements ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Junior
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Elk City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Belington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Valley Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Knawl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
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- Falls Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Bulltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Napier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Orlando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Corley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
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- Rollyson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Burnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Heaters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Arnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Saint Clara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Big Isaac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Stouts Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baldwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Truebada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Cedarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Conings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- De Kalb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Normantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newberne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- McWhorter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
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- Lost Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Tichenal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Craigmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- West Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Quiet Dell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
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- Stonewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Anmoore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Crawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Duffy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Alkires Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Garton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Cox Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Smith Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Jane Lew
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Nicholas County
- Birch River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Helvetia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Midvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Cassity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Huff ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Huttonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Womelsdorf
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Lee Bell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Elkwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Monterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Ritchie County
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Taylor County
- Astor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Replete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Hacker Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Orndoff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Addison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Ralph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Erbacon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Excelsior
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
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- Halo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Cowen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Upperglade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boyd, see our County-by-County Page for Boyd.
Cemeteries Near Boyd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boyd.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Boyd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boyd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Chestnut Flat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Cave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rexroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Post Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Hull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beechtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slab Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Life Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Boyd itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These 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)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Ireland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Frenchton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Crawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Duffy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Walkersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Kanawha Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Gaines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Hettie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hettie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettie
- Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
- Holly Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- French Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vandalia is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boyd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyd.
Newspapers Published in Boyd ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boyd, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boyd.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Boyd:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Randolph County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |