Welcome to Fort Hall ...

Fort Hall is located in Bingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Hall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Hall: Ft. Hall

Fort Hall is 4,440 feet [1,353 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fort Hall is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Fort Hall: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Fort Hall: 83203<5>

Communities Also Named Fort Hall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Fort Hall: This one is located in Bingham County and the other is located in Bannock County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Hall.

Communities near Fort Hall ...

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

• Pocatello
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatello
  • Pocatello is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocatello <6>
• Chubbuck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
  • Chubbuck is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chubbuck <6>
• Blackfoot
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
  • Blackfoot is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackfoot <6>
• Inkom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
  • Inkom is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <6>
• Alameda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Bannock County
• Pingree
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pingree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree
  • Pingree is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pingree <6>
• Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Bingham County
• Riverside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Bingham County
• Collins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Bingham County
• Springfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <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 Hall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Hall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Hall ...

Looking for more information about Fort Hall? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Hall, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Hall.

Adding Fort Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Hall 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 Fort Hall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fort Hall post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Hall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Hall. 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/