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Boxford is an extinct town in DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

A post office was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1902. The community was supposed to be named Oxford; a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected.

Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Maysville

Cities	Cameron‡ Clarksdale Maysville Osborn‡ Stewartsville Union Star

Villages	Amity Weatherby

Townships	Adams Camden Colfax Dallas Grand River Grant Polk Sherman Washington

Unincorporated communities	Alta Vista‡ Fairport Oak Orchid Santa Rosa Wood

Ghost towns	Bayfield Boxford

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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