Boynton, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Boynton is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

The community is on Missouri Route N, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Missouri Route 5 and six miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Milan. East Locust Creek flows past the west side of the community.^[2] The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad passed through the community.^[3]

History

Boynton was platted in 1877, and most likely named after Sumner Boynton, a county official.^[4] A post office called Boynton was established in 1876 and remained in operation until 1953.^[5]

As of 2022, all of the existing structures in Boyton have been removed to make way for the new Roy Blunt Reservoir, which will submerge the town's existing site.^[6]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boynton
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22 ISBN 0899332242
^ Pollock, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964
^ "Sullivan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ https://ktvo.com/news/local/dirt-work-started-on-new-roy-blunt-reservoir-in-sullivan-county