Welcome to Bone ...
Bone is located in Bonneville County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Bone: Named after Orion G. Bone, an early settler.
Bone is 6,070 feet [1,850 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bone is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Bone lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Bone: (208) and (986)<3>
Communities Also Named Bone ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bone - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bone.
Communities near Bone ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bone.
- Idaho Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Falls
- Idaho Falls is located in Bonneville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Falls <4>
- Ammon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Ammon is located in Bonneville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <4>
- Shelley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley
- Shelley is located in Bingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelley <4>
- Iona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Iona is located in Bonneville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <4>
- Firth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
- Firth is located in Bingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <4>
- Basalt
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basalt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
- Basalt is located in Bingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <4>
- Ozone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Taylorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Taylorville is located in Bonneville County
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Bingham County
- Ucon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
- Ucon is located in Bonneville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <4>
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 Bone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bone.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bone. 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 Bone.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bone. See our Newspapers Page for Bone.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bone ...
Looking for more information about Bone? 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 Bone, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bone.
Adding Bone to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bone 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 for Bone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Bone post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bone.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bonneville County: www.co.bonneville.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bonneville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |