Boyd, Iowa

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Boyd, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Boyd, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°00′45″N92°15′29″W / 43.01250°N 92.25806°W / 43.01250; -92.25806
Country United States
State Iowa
County Chickasaw
Elevation
1,135 ft (346 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 641
GNIS feature ID454782 [1]

Boyd is an unincorporated community in southeastern New Hampton Township in Chickasaw County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]

History

Boyd in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903 Chickasaw County Iowa 1903.png
Boyd in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903

A post office was established at Boyd in 1890, and remained in operation until 1908. [2] [3] Boyd had a depot on the Chicago Great Western Railroad. [4]

Boyd's population was 54 in 1902, [5] and 55 in 1925. [6] The population was 45 in 1940. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyd, Iowa
  2. ↑ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyd Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 346.
  5. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. ↑ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
  7. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 294.


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