Boydtown, Wisconsin

Boydtown, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Boydtown
Boydtown
Coordinates: 43°06′38″N 90°48′13″W / 43.11056°N 90.80361°W / 43.11056; -90.80361Coordinates: 43°06′38″N 90°48′13″W / 43.11056°N 90.80361°W / 43.11056; -90.80361
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Crawford
Towns Marietta, Wauzeka
Elevation 650 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID 1577523[1]

Boydtown is an unincorporated community in the towns of Marietta and Wauzeka, Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. Boydtown is on Wisconsin Highway 60 and the north bank of the Wisconsin River 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east-northeast of the village of Wauzeka. The community was named by and for Robert Boyd, who laid out the community in 1844 with the expectation of a railroad being built through the area.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boydtown, Wisconsin
  2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.


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