Boydsville, Missouri facts for kids

Boydsville is a small, quiet place in western Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It's known as an unincorporated community, which means it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

Boydsville is located inside the beautiful Mark Twain National Forest. It's about 1.5 miles east of a stream called Cedar Creek. The larger city of Fulton is about eight miles away to the east-northeast.

History of Boydsville

Boydsville has a simple but interesting history. A post office was opened there in 1858. A post office is where people send and receive mail. This post office helped the community stay connected.

The post office stayed open for many years, until 1906. The community was named after an early postmaster (the person in charge of the post office) named John K. Boyd. He was an important person in the area during that time.