Boyd, Iowa

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

Boyd, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Boyd, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°00′45″N 92°15′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyChickasaw
Elevation
1,135 ft (346 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)641
GNIS feature ID454782[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]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyd, Iowa
  2. "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 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.



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