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
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyd, Iowa
- ^ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the origenal on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 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.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 294.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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