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Welcome to Boulder ...

Although we found mention of Boulder during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> We believe that Boulder had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..

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



While we don't have a date for the founding of Boulder, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

When the people of Boulder refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Boulderite<2>

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Boulder might be (or was) located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

We believe that Boulder would be found within the (250) & (778)<3> area codes.

Communities Also Named Boulder ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Boulder - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Idaho, Illinois, Montana, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Boulder ...

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

  • Blackpool
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackpool came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackpool
  • Darfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfield
  • Clearwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <5>
  • Birch Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Island
  • Barriere
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barriere came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barriere
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barriere <5>
  • Vavenby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridge Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge Lake <5>
  • Blucher Hall
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blucher Hall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blucher Hall
  • McLure
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLure came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLure
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLure <5>
  • Louis Creek
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Creek

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boulder ...

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

Adding Boulder to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Boulder was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boulder.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Boulder and then turned west". While Boulder could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Boulder as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Boulder could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Boulder refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Boulder may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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