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Nearest Communities to Boyden,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Boyden, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Boyden:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Boyden is located in Sioux County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sioux County: Lyon, O'Brien, Plymouth, Lincoln (SD) & Union (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Boyden. Of these communities, 62 are located in counties other than Sioux County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Boyden (which is Sioux County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Boyden

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Sioux County   (where Boyden resides)
    • County Website:   https://siouxcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Sioux:   Orange City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyden.
      • 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 <3>
      • 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)
      • Perkins
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Sioux Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Westbrook Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
      • Carmel
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Carmel is located in Sioux County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • Orange City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Alton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
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        • Rock Valley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Carnes
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Carnes is located in Sioux County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
        • 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
        • Highland Park
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Highland Park is located in Sioux County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
        • Lebanon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Ireton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • McNally
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Elm Spring
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Elm Spring is located in Sioux County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Spring
        • Hawarden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
  • Lyon County
    • County Website:   https://lyoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Rock Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyden.
      • George
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Doon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakewood Corner
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakewood Corner is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Corner
      • Lakewood ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakewood is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Edna
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Little Rock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Alvord
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Rapids
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Midland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Midland is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Lester
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Lester is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Inwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Larchwood
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Klondike
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beloit
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • O'Brien County
    • County Website:   https://obriencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for O'Brien:   Primghar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyden.
      • Sheldon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ritter
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Ritter is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Evander
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Evander is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evander
      • Archer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Philby
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Philby is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philby
      • Sanborn
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Germantown
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Max
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Max is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
      • Primghar
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Paullina
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Plessis
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Plessis is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plessis
      • Mapleside
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleside
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        • Gaza
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Gaza is located in O'Brien County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
        • Hartley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Calumet
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
        • Sutherland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Osceola County
  • Plymouth County
    • County Website:   https://plymouthcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Plymouth:   Le Mars
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyden.
      • Struble
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Struble is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Seney
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Seney is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Oyens
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Oyens is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Craig
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Craig is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Remsen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mammen
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Mammen is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammen
      • Parkview Terrace
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Parkview Terrace is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview Terrace
      • Le Mars
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Le Mars
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • West Le Mars is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Le Mars
      • Brunsville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Nobles County
  • Rock County
  • Lincoln County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boyden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.