Welcome to Fort Boise ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Boise. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Boise to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Boise, please Contact Us.

Fort Boise would have been located within present day Canyon County<2>.

The location of Fort Boise has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Fort Boise: Ft. Boise

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Boise is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Fort Boise is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Fort Boise was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Fort Boise still existed, it would have been in the (208) & (986)<5> area codes.

Communities near Fort Boise ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Boise.

• Caldwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <6>
• Ontario
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <6>
• Payette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payette
  • Payette is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payette <6>
• Fruitland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <6>
• Nyssa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyssa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
  • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <6>
• Homedale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homedale
  • Homedale is located in Owyhee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homedale <6>
• Parma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <6>
• Wilder
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
  • Wilder is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilder <6>
• Vale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
  • Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <6>
• New Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Plymouth
  • New Plymouth is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Plymouth <6>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Canyon County: www.canyoncounty.org/

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