Welcome to Cerro Grande ...

Cerro Grande is located in Bingham County<1>.

The location of Cerro Grande has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Cerro Grande is 4,980 feet [1,518 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cerro Grande is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cerro Grande lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Cerro Grande: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities near Cerro Grande ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cerro Grande.

• Butte City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
  • Butte City is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Atomic City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atomic City
  • Atomic City is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atomic City <5>
• Coffee Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Point
  • Coffee Point is located in Bingham County
• Arco
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
  • Arco is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <5>
• Howe
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Howe is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <5>
• Liberty
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Bingham County
• Aberdeen Junction
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
  • Aberdeen Junction is located in Bingham County
• Lost River
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Lost River is located in Butte County
• Springfield
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Moreland
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Moreland is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreland <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cerro Grande ...

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

Adding Cerro Grande to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cerro Grande 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 Cerro Grande was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Cerro Grande mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cerro Grande.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cerro Grande. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/