Welcome to Border ...

Border is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Border, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Border, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Border is 6,070 feet [1,850 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Border is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Border lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Border: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Border ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Border - they are located in Alaska, Kansas (2), Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Border.

Communities near Border ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Border.

• Montpelier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <5>
• Cokeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
  • Cokeville is located in Lincoln County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cokeville <5>
• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• Bloomington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <5>
• Saint Charles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Taylor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lincoln County (WY)
• Dingle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingle
  • Dingle is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dingle <5>
• Geneva
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
• Wardboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
  • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
• Bennington
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bear Lake 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 Border. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Border.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Border. 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 Border.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Border. See our Newspapers Page for Border.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Border ...

Looking for more information about Border? 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 Border, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Border.

Adding Border to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Border in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Border was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Border post office opened in 1892.

We also found Border in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Border.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

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