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 March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ↑ "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.
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