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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Boise Hills Village (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 Boise Hills Village. 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.

Name Variations for Boise Hills Village ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Boise Hills Village: Boise Hills Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ada County: Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem & Owyhee.

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

  • Ada County     (The home county of Boise Hills Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boise Hills Village, with the one closest to Boise Hills Village listed first.
    • Boise
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Collister
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Collister is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
    • Boise Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
    • Garden City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meridian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kuna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Star
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Swan Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Swan Falls is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
  • Boise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boise Hills Village, with the one closest to Boise Hills Village listed first.
    • Horseshoe Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Idaho City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Placerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Quartzburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Quartzburg is located in Boise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
    • Brownlee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Brownlee is located in Boise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Canyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boise Hills Village, with the one closest to Boise Hills Village listed first.
    • Kings Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
    • Nampa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Nampa is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <1>
    • Bowmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowmont is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
    • Middleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Melba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Caldwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Walters Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
    • Weitz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Weitz is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitz
    • Huston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Sand Hollow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
  • Elmore County
    • Mayfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayfield is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Gem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boise Hills Village, with the one closest to Boise Hills Village listed first.
    • Pearl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearl is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Montour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Montour is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
    • Emmett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bramwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bramwell is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
    • Letha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Boise Hills Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boise Hills Village.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Boise Hills Village - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Boise Military Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Boise.
    • The Ft. Boise Military Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boise Barracks Military Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80473 <2>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Morris Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Idaho State Penitentiary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Idaho State Veterans Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Joplin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Five Mile Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Kuna Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Star Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kuna Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kuna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kuna.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970611 <2>

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.<3>

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

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

  • Boise
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Kuna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mora is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Owyhee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Owyhee is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
  • Star
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Nampa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nampa is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <1>
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mayfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayfield is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Idaho City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Middleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sweet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Placerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Quartzburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Quartzburg is located in Boise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
    • Caldwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pioneerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pioneerville is located in Boise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneerville

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

Newspapers Published in Boise Hills Village ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boise Hills Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boise Hills Village, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boise Hills Village.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Boise Hills Village:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Boise Hills Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boise Hills Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.