Welcome to South Boise ...

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

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

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Boise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for South Boise: S. Boise

While the community is gone, the present day location for South Boise is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of South Boise is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The location where South Boise once stood is in the (208) and (986)<5> area codes.

Communities near South Boise ...

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

• Boise City
  (3 miles [4.8 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 <6>
• Meridian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <6>
• Nampa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
  • Nampa is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <6>
• Eagle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <6>
• Kuna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Garden City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <6>
• Star
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <6>
• Boise Hills Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
  • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
• Collister
  (7 miles [11.3 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 South Boise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Boise.

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

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

Adding South Boise to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Boise post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Boise.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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