Boyds Chapel

Boyds Chapel is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and Farm Road 126, in west central Jones County. The site was settled in the early 1890s and named for Alex Boyd. A school was built there in 1895. Various faiths met in a church built by the Methodists until the Baptists also built a church. A local school district was established in 1927, but some years later the school closed. Boyds Chapel had a store from 1916 until sometime after 1947.

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Belongs to

Boyds Chapel is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Boyds Chapel is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 32.75761290
Longitude: -100.08398990

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No