Holt County,
Missouri
Boyd Cemetery
(Benton Township)
Photos courtesy of Karyn
with the help of Norma and Sally, at
the Holt County Historical Society,
June 1, 2016
Wing Lake
Wing Lake, a large body of water, once lay in the
bottom land in the area directly below what is now
(1980) called the Boyd Cemetery. This cemetery was
first called the Wing Lake Cemetery.
The
lake took
its name from the family of Wing, which lived in the
area in the early days of settlement and, according
to Charles Bush, retired railroadman of Forest City,
Mo., was identified as Wing Lake on early railroad
maps to which he had access. A vestige of this lake,
later called Clear Lake, and Minton
Lake, is called presently called Penny Lake. "Gone
Home" by Eileen Derr, p300.
The
lake took
its name from the family of Wing, which lived in the
area in the early days of settlement and, according
to Charles Bush, retired railroadman of Forest City,
Mo., was identified as Wing Lake on early railroad
maps to which he had access. A vestige of this lake,
later called Clear Lake, and Minton
Lake, is called presently called Penny Lake. "Gone
Home" by Eileen Derr, p300.
