Welcome to Alder City ...
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.
Alder City would have been located within present day Custer County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Alder City is 5,760 feet [1,756 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Alder City is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Alder City was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Alder City was located: 208 & 986<4>
Communities near Alder City ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Alder City.
- Arco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mackay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lost River is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
- Population from the 2010 Census: 68 people
- Lost River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lost River is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
- Butte City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Butte City is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Dickey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dickey is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Howe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
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 Alder City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alder City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alder City. 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 Alder City.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alder City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Alder City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Alder City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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