Welcome to Budge ...

Budge is located in Minidoka County<1>.

Budge is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Budge is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Budge: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Budge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Budge - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Budge ...

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

• Burley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burley
  • Burley is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burley <4>
• Rupert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <4>
• Heyburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
  • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <4>
• Hazelton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Hazelton is located in Jerome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <4>
• Eden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Jerome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
• Declo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
  • Declo is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <4>
• Albion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Murtaugh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murtaugh
  • Murtaugh is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murtaugh <4>
• Acequia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
  • Acequia is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Minidoka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minidoka
  • Minidoka is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minidoka <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Budge ...

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

Adding Budge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Budge 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 Budge was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

We also found Budge mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Budge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Minidoka County: www.minidoka.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/