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History · Boykin

2 of Boykin’s places are on the National Register

Most of Boykin was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986.

2on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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On the National Register

2 listings protect 10 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
10
each building in a district counts
first listed
1978
Midfield Plantation
Boykin Mill ComplexMidfield Plantation
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Architectural styles listings

Vernacular1
Bungalow1
Greek Revival1
Boykin Mill ComplexVernacular
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Midfield PlantationBuilding · listed 1978

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Boykins MilllocaleSwift Creek Baptist ChurchchurchSwift Creek Schoolschool

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Boykin’s history

What is on the National Register in Boykin?

Two places: the Boykin Mill Complex (listed 1992) and the Midfield Plantation (1978).

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (2) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.