Boydsville is an unincorporated community in western Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. 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.
History
A post office called Boydsville was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1906. John K. Boyd, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.
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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| County seat: Fulton | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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