Welcome to Border ...

Border is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

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.<2> In other words, the altitude 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<3>

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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montpelier
- From Border to Montpelier
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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cokeville
- From Border to Cokeville
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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paris
- From Border to Paris
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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bloomington
- From Border to Bloomington
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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Charles
- From Border to Saint Charles
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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Taylor
- From Border to Taylor
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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dingle
- From Border to Dingle
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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Geneva
- From Border to Geneva
Wardboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
- Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wardboro
- From Border to Wardboro
Ovid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ovid
- From Border to Ovid

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bear Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Border - 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 Border area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Border 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>	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.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/