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Welcome to Boyer River ...

Boyer River is primarily located in Crawford County<1>. A portion of Boyer River extends into Sac County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyer River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Boyer River: Boyer Riv.

Boyer River is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Boyer River: 712

Communities near Boyer River ...

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

  • Carroll
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Denison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ida Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sac City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Odebolt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Odebolt is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Schleswig
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wall Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Early
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyer River ...

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

Adding Boyer River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyer River 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 (so far) for Boyer River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Boyer River post office opened in 1855. The Boyer River post office closed in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyer River.

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 River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/