Welcome to Borax ...

Borax is located in Mineral County<1> (at the time of its founding, Borax was located in Missoula County).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Borax, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Borax is 4,090 feet [1,247 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Borax is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: While Borax is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The area code for Borax: (406)

Communities Also Named Borax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Borax - they are located in Idaho, Nevada and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Borax ...

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

• Osburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <4>
• Thompson Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Falls
  • Thompson Falls is located in Sanders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Falls <4>
• Wallace
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <4>
• Mullan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
  • Mullan is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <4>
• Saltese
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltese
  • Saltese is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltese <4>
• Burke ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Shoshone County (ID)
• Frisco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Shoshone County (ID)
• Woodland Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County (ID)
• Carbon Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County (ID)
• Silverton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Borax ...

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

Adding Borax to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Borax 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 Borax was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Borax.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mineral County: www.co.mineral.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/