Welcome to Orchard ...

Orchard is located in Ada County<1>.

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

Orchard is 3,150 feet [960 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Orchard is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Orchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Orchard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Orchard ...

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

• Swan Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
  • Swan Falls is located in Ada County
• Mountain Home
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Mountain Home is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <5>
• Boise City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
  • Boise City is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
  • Former name for Boise City:
  • Boise City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <5>
• Boise Hills Village
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
  • Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
• Boise Junction
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
  • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
• Grand View
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Grand View is located in Owyhee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand View <5>
• Kuna
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna
  • Kuna is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuna <5>
• Melba
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
  • Melba is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <5>
• Oreana
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
  • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
• Collister
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
  • Collister is located in Ada County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchard ...

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

Adding Orchard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orchard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ada County: www.adaweb.net/

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