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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 Boyd had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Boyd had a population of 154 people.

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

  • Clarkfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
  • Lac qui Parle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle
  • Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Saint Leo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Hazel Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Montevideo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wegdahl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegdahl
  • Watson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cerro Gordo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Milan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hanley Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Granite Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Madison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Porter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Taunton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Canby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <2>
  • Minneota
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maynard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Hagan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hagan is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
  • Wood Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Ghent
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Green Valley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Green Valley is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Appleton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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 Boyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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