Boyd Branch

Boyd Branch

Boyd Branch is a stream in Jefferson and St. Francois counties the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Plattin Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in northern St. Francis County approximately one mile northeast of Halifax at . It flows to the northeast into southern Jefferson County and its confluence with Plattin Creek at .[1][2]

Boyd Branch has the name of the original owner of the site. [3] The creek is named for Alexander Boyd, an early pioneering settler who came to the area in the early years of the Missouri Territory. He was one of the original organizers of the first Presbyterian Church in Farmington, MO (1832) and was elected the first ruling elder. Previously, Mr. Boyd had previously been an elder of the first Board of Elders of the Bellevue Presbyterian Church.[4] [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyd Branch
  2. ^ Halifax, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 (1982 rev.)
  3. ^ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Jodi L Boyd, descendant and historian.
  5. ^ Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri. The Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1888. p. 569. ISBN 9780893084318. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)


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