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Welcome to Boies ...

Boies is located in Black Hawk County<1>.


The location of Boies has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Boies, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Boies is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boies lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Boies is located in the (319) area code.

Communities near Boies ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boies.

  • Waterloo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Evansdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
    • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <4>
  • Jesup
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
    • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <4>
  • Hudson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
  • Denver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
  • Tripoli
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
    • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <4>
  • Clarksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
  • Shell Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
    • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <4>

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 Boies. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boies.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boies. 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 Boies.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boies. See our Newspapers Page for Boies.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boies ...

Looking for more information about Boies? 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 Boies, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boies.

Adding Boies to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boies in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Boies was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Boies post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boies.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boies. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Black Hawk County: www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/

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 Black Hawk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boies - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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