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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boyden had a population of 277 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Boyden had a population of 682 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boyden, with the one closest to Boyden listed first.

  • Matlock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hull
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hull is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
  • Sheldon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Newkirk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Newkirk is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
  • Hospers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ritter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ritter is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Perkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • George
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sioux Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Archer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ashton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Doon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Edna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Granville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Granville is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Rock Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sanborn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Maurice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Maurice is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Carnes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Carnes is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Rock Rapids
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Alvord
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boyden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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