Welcome to Graham ...

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

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

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Graham is 5,800 feet [1,768 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Graham is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Graham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Graham - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Florida, Georgia, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (4), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Graham ...

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

• Alturas City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alturas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas City
  • Alturas City is located in Elmore County
• Atlanta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
• Spanish Town ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Town
  • Spanish Town is located in Elmore County
• Lowman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
  • Lowman is located in Boise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <6>
• Rocky Bar ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
  • Rocky Bar is located in Elmore County
• Sawtooth City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawtooth City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawtooth City
  • Sawtooth City is located in Blaine County
• Stanley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <6>
• Paradise Hot Springs
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hot Springs
  • Paradise Hot Springs is located in Elmore County
• Grimes Pass
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Pass
  • Grimes Pass is located in Boise County
• Idaho City
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho City
  • Idaho City is located in Boise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho City <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Graham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Graham.

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

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

Adding Graham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Graham post office opened in 1888.

We also found Graham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Boise County: www.co.boise.id.us/

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