Boyds, Maryland
Boyds, Maryland is an unincorporated community in rural Montgomery County, Maryland, located about 20 miles (32 km) north of Washington, D.C. Its ZIP Code is 20841.
According to the United States 2010 Census, the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) for Boyds covers an area of about 26 square miles (67 km2) and has a population of 10,460.Black Hill Regional Park, Little Seneca Lake, and Seneca Creek State Park are located in Boyds.
The community was named for Colonel James Alexander Boyd (1823–1896), a Scottish immigrant who was a construction engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Boyd built a temporary village to house construction workers as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad built the Metropolitan Branch line after the American Civil War. The railroad line began service in 1873. After the railroad station opened, a mill, stores, and other businesses were established in the area. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opened a brick railroad station in 1887. The railroad station was demolished to make way for installation of a second track in 1927. A wooden station was built as a replacement, but it was later taken down.Commuter Rail service (primarily to Washington, D.C.) is still provided at Boyds by the MARC system.
James Boyd established dairy farms in the area and lived in the town until his death in 1896.
Boyds Negro School, located at 19510 White Ground Road, was the only public school erected for African Americans who lived in the area from 1896 to 1936. Boyds Negro School is a Maryland Historic Site.
...
Wikipedia