Boyes, Montana

Coordinates: 45°16′05″N 105°01′52″W / 45.268042°N 105.031090°W / 45.268042; -105.031090

Boyes, Montana
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Montana
County Carter
Time zone Mountain (MST)
 • Summer (DST) MDT
Area code(s) 406

Boyes is an unincorporated community in southwestern Carter County, Montana, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 212 southwest of the town of Ekalaka, the county seat of Carter County.[1] Its elevation is 3,330 feet (1,015 m), and it is located at 45°16′5″N 105°1′52″W / 45.26806°N 105.03111°W / 45.26806; -105.03111 (45.2680420, -105.0310901).[2] Although Boyes is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 59316.[3] The post office was established in 1906.[4]

The town was named for Harry Boyes, an early homesteader.[5] The town was originally located at the head of Scott Creek. In 1931 it was moved to be closer to U.S. Route 212.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 61.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyes, Montana
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 5. ISBN 0-87842-150-5.
  5. 1 2 "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved 25 July 2017.


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