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Introduction ...

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 Banks (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 Banks. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Banks is located in Boise 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 Boise County: Ada, Custer, Elmore, Gem & Valley.

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

  • Boise County     (The home county of Banks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banks, with the one closest to Banks listed first.
    • Crouch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
      • Crouch is located in Boise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Brownlee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
      • Brownlee is located in Boise County
    • Garden Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Horseshoe Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
      • Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <2>
    • Placerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grimes Pass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Pass
      • Grimes Pass is located in Boise County
    • Idaho City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho City
      • Idaho City is located in Boise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho City <2>
    • Lowman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
      • Lowman is located in Boise County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <2>
  • Ada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banks, with the one closest to Banks listed first.
    • Eagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Collister
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
      • Collister is located in Ada County
    • Garden City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Gem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banks, with the one closest to Banks listed first.
    • Ola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Gem County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <2>
    • Sweet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Montour
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
      • Montour is located in Gem County
    • Pearl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Gem County
    • Emmett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bramwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
      • Bramwell is located in Gem County
    • Letha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
      • Letha is located in Gem County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letha <2>
  • Valley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banks, with the one closest to Banks listed first.
    • Belvidere
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Valley County
    • Cascade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Valley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Banks ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Banks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Banks, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Banks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Banks:

Cemeteries Near Banks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Banks.

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 Banks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Brownlee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery
  • Ola Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sweet Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Cemetery
  • Sweet-Montour Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimes Pass Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the IOOF Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Pearl Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Miner Grave
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miner Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miner Grave
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Emmett.
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Emmett Cemetery
    • Martinville Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80457 <4>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
    • Idaho City Pioneer Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Idaho City Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Idaho City Pioneer Cemetery
    • Alpha Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpha Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Garden Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Quartzburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartzburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
    • Quartzburg is located in Boise County
  • Ola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Gem County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <2>
  • Sweet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <2>
  • Placerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneerville
    • Pioneerville is located in Boise County
  • Idaho City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho City
    • Idaho City is located in Boise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho City <2>
  • Crane ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Crane is located in Washington County
  • Banner
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
    • Banner is located in Boise County

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

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

The official website for Boise County: www.co.boise.id.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Banks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Banks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0804, Longitude: -116.1240       In this case, the coordinates for Banks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Banks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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