Welcome to Boyer ...
Boyer is located in Crawford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Boyer is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Boyer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Boyer: (712)
Communities Also Named Boyer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Boyer - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boyer.
Communities near Boyer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boyer.
- Denison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
- Denison is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <4>
- Ida Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
- Ida Grove is located in Ida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <4>
- Lake View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake View is located in Sac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <4>
- Odebolt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Schleswig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
- Schleswig is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <4>
- Wall Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Early
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Early is located in Sac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <4>
- Charter Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Charter Oak is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charter Oak <4>
- Breda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Breda is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boyer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyer. See our Newspapers Page for Boyer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyer ...
Looking for more information about Boyer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Boyer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boyer.
Adding Boyer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boyer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Boyer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Boyer post office opened in 1899.
We also found Boyer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |