Boyd, Iowa
Boyd, Iowa | |
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  Boyd, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′45″N 92°15′29″W / 43.01250°N 92.25806°W | |
| 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 ID | 454782[1] |
Boyd is an unincorporated community in southeastern New Hampton Township in Chickasaw County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
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]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyd, Iowa
- ^ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyd Post Office (historical)
- ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 346.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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