Boyd, Kansas

Boyd is an unincorporated community in Eureka Township, Barton County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

A post office was opened in June 1874 as Maherville. In January 1904, the town and post office were renamed Boyd.[2] It was a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[3]

By 1910 the nearby community had reached a population of 40. The post office closed in October 1937.[2]

Commercial buildings incorporating "post rock" architecture remained standing through at least 2023.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Boyd, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b "Barton County, Kansas Extinct Towns – Legends of Kansas". Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 229.
  4. ^ McCray, Becky. "More post rock architecture from Kansas: Boyd, Barton County". Retrieved June 4, 2023.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Barton County, Kansas

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