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Welcome to Borax ...So far, we found very little information about Borax. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Borax to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Borax, please Contact Us. Borax was located in the Idaho Panhandle. Borax would have been located within present day Shoshone County<2>. The location of Borax has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Borax is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Borax is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Borax was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Borax (for example, toward Plains (MT)), you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Borax would have been located in the (208) & (986)<5> area codes. Communities Also Named Borax ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Borax - they are located in Montana, Nevada and South Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Borax. Communities near Borax ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Borax.
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 Borax. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Borax. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Borax. 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 Borax. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Borax. See our Newspapers Page for Borax. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/ Footnotes ...
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