[4] The Town of Floyd is located east of the City of Rome and the former Griffiss Air Force Base.

William Floyd, for whom the town is named, became a resident of Oneida County in 1794.

"[6] The Camroden Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

[7] The town was briefly mentioned in the 1996 film "City Hall," in which the two main characters are stuck in Floyd while waiting for snow to clear off the train tracks.

The town has rolling hills ascending to the north, which reach about 200–300 feet above the river.

Nine Mile Creek, which flows through the southeast part of the town, was originally known as Te-ya-nun-sak, or Teyanunsoke, "a beech tree standing.