Boynton, Missouri

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Boynton is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route N, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Missouri Route 5 and six miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Milan. East Locust Creek flows past the west side of the community. [2] The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad passed through the community. [3]

History

Boynton was platted in 1877, and most likely named after Sumner Boynton, a county official. [4] A post office called Boynton was established in 1876 and remained in operation until 1953. [5]

As of 2022, all of the existing structures in Boyton have been removed to make way for the new Roy Blunt Reservoir, which will submerge the town's existing site. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boynton
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ Pollock, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964
  4. ↑ "Sullivan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "New reservoir near Milan to be 4 times bigger than lake at Thousand Hills". September 30, 2022.

40°17′02″N93°05′04″W / 40.28389°N 93.08444°W / 40.28389; -93.08444


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