Boyes is an

unincorporated village An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in southwestern Carter County,

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, United States. It lies along

U.S. Route 212 U.S. Route 212 (US 212) is a spur of U.S. Route 12, US 12. It runs for from Yellowstone National Park to Minnesota State Highway 62 (Hennepin–Dakota counties), Minnesota Highway 62 at Edina, Minnesota. It does not intersect US 12 ...

southwest of the town of Ekalaka, the

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of Carter County. Its elevation is and it is located at . The town was named after Henry Edward Boyes, an early homesteader and stagecoach driver who stopped off to change horses. The town was originally located at the head of Scott Creek. In 1931, it was moved to be closer to U.S. Route 212. A post office, established in 1906, is still in operation serving ZIP code 59316.Zip Code Lookup

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