Welcome to Banner ...
Banner is located in Boise County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Banner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
Banner is 5,850 feet [1,783 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Banner is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Banner lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Banner: 208 & 986<3>
Communities Also Named Banner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Banner - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Banner.
Communities near Banner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Banner.
- Idaho City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- 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 <4>
- Lowman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Grimes Pass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Pass
- Grimes Pass is located in Boise County
- Garden Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Boise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Valley <4>
- Placerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
- Placerville is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
- Crouch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Quartzburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quartzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
- Quartzburg is located in Boise County
- Alturas City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alturas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas City
- Alturas City is located in Elmore County
- Atlanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Elmore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
- Rocky Bar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
- Rocky Bar is located in Elmore County
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 Banner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Banner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Banner. 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 Banner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Banner. See our Newspapers Page for Banner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banner ...
Looking for more information about Banner? 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 Banner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Banner.
Adding Banner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Banner in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Banner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Banner post office opened in 1878.
We also found Banner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Banner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Banner. 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: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Boise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Banner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Banner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Banner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |