Boyd, Kansas

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

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Boyd, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 "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.

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