Boydsville,_Missouri

Boydsville, Missouri

Boydsville, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Boydsville is an unincorporated community in western Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is in the Mark Twain National Forest 1.5 miles east of Cedar Creek and Fulton is approximately eight miles to the east-northeast.[2]

History

A post office called Boydsville was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] John K. Boyd, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boydsville, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.38 ISBN 0899332242
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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