Boyd, Kansas Explained

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

History

A post office was opened in June 1874 as Maherville. In January 1904, the town and post office were renamed Boyd.^[1] It was a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.^[2]

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.^[3]

External links

• Barton County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

38.5186°N -98.8483°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barton County, Kansas Extinct Towns – Legends of Kansas . 2023-06-04.
2. Book: Blackmar, Frank Wilson . Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. . Standard Publishing Company . 1912 . 229.
3. Web site: McCray . Becky . More post rock architecture from Kansas: Boyd, Barton County . 2023-06-04 . en.