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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Alder City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Alder City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Alder City is historic, it would have been located within present day Custer County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Custer County: Blaine, Boise, Butte, Elmore, Lemhi & Valley.

Below are the counties that are near Alder City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alder City:

  • Custer County     (The home county of Alder City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder City, with the one closest to Alder City listed first.
    • Mackay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
      • Mackay is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackay <3>
    • Lost River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
      • Lost River is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 68 people
    • Dickey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
      • Dickey is located in Custer County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder City, with the one closest to Alder City listed first.
    • Moore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
      • Lost River is located in Butte County
    • Arco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Butte City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
      • Butte City is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Howe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Butte County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alder City, see our County-by-County Page for Alder City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alder City:

Cemeteries Near Alder City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alder City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alder City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alder City, with the one closest to Alder City listed first.

  • Houston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
  • Darlington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darlington Cemetery
  • Old Darlington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Darlington Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Darlington Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174848 <5>
  • Mt. McCaleb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. McCaleb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. McCaleb Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Battleground Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battleground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battleground Cemetery
  • Lost River Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
  • Upper Antelope Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Barton Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • William Robert Johnson Gravesite
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Chilly Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilly Cemetery
  • Howe Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Alder City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alder City.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alder City, with the one closest to Alder City listed first.

  • Leslie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Custer County
  • Houston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Custer County
  • Lost River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
    • Lost River is located in Butte County
  • Antelope ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Butte County
  • Arco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Era
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Era have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
    • Era is located in Butte County
  • Martin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Butte County
  • Howe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Butte County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <3>
  • Dickey
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
    • Dickey is located in Custer County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alder City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alder City.

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.id.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alder City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alder City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alder City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8724, Longitude: -113.5203       In this case, the coordinates for Alder City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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