Boyd is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Eureka Township,
Barton County, Kansas
Barton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Great Bend. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 25,493. The county is named in honor of Clara Barton, responsible for the ...
, United States.
History
A post office was opened in June 1874 as Maherville. In January 1904, the town and post office were renamed Boyd.
It was a station and shipping point on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad o ...
.
By 1910 the nearby community had reached a population of 40. The post office closed in October 1937.
Commercial buildings incorporating "post rock" architecture remained standing through at least 2023.
References
Further reading
External links
* Barton County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Barton County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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