Boyd, Iowa

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

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyd, Iowa
↑ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. 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.

Municipalities and communities of Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States

County seat: New Hampton

Cities	Alta Vista Bassett Fredericksburg Ionia Lawler Nashua‡ New Hampton North Washington Protivin‡

Townships	Bradford Chickasaw Dayton Deerfield Dresden Fredericksburg Jacksonville New Hampton Richland Stapleton Utica Washington

Unincorporated communities	Boyd Bradford Deerfield

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°00′45″N 92°15′29″W / 43.01250°N 92.25806°W / 43.01250; -92.25806

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