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Welcome to Bovard ...

So far, we found very little information about Bovard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bovard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bovard, please Contact Us.

Bovard would have been located within present day Latah County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bovard is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bovard was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Bovard was located: 208 & 986<4>

Communities Also Named Bovard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bovard - they are located in Nevada and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Bovard ...

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

  • Moscow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lapwai
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <5>
  • Genesee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Potlatch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Juliaetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Deary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kendrick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bovill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Peck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <5>

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 Bovard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bovard.

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

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

Adding Bovard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bovard 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 (so far) for Bovard was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bovard.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bovard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Latah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bovard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Bovard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Bovard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.