Welcome to Blacks Creek ...
Blacks Creek is located in Ada County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Blacks Creek: Blacks Crk. (or less commonly used: Blacks Ck. or Blacks Cr.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Blacks Creek for more information about variations on the name of Blacks Creek.
Blacks Creek is 3,250 feet [991 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Blacks Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Blacks Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blacks Creek: 208 & 986<3>
Communities near Blacks Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blacks Creek.
- Boise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boise is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
- Former name for Boise:
- Boise City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise <4>
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kuna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boise Hills Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
- Boise Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boise Junction is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
- Mayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Collister
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collister is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
- Kings Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
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 Blacks Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blacks Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blacks Creek. 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 Blacks Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blacks Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Blacks Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blacks Creek ...
Looking for more information about Blacks Creek? 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 Blacks Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blacks Creek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Ada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blacks Creek - 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 Blacks Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Blacks Creek 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. |