Welcome to Poplar ...

Poplar is located in Bonneville County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poplar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Poplar is 5,020 feet [1,530 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Poplar is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Poplar: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Poplar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Poplar - they are located in California, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Poplar ...

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

• Idaho Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Falls
  • Idaho Falls is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Falls <5>
• Rexburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg
  • Rexburg is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexburg <5>
• Ammon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <5>
• Rigby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
  • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <5>
• Iona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
  • Iona is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <5>
• Sugar City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
  • Sugar City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <5>
• Ucon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
  • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <5>
• Menan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <5>
• Teton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
  • Teton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <5>
• Ririe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
  • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <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 Poplar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar ...

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

Adding Poplar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poplar 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 Poplar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Poplar post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poplar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bonneville County: www.co.bonneville.id.us/

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