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