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Welcome to Bullion ...

Bullion is located in Blaine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bullion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Bullion is 5,550 feet [1,692 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bullion is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Bullion: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Bullion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Bullion: This one is located in Blaine County and the other is located in Shoshone County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 11 communities that are also named Bullion - they are located in British Columbia, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada (4), Pennsylvania and Utah (2).

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

Communities near Bullion ...

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

  • Hailey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ketchum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bellevue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sun Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Broadford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Broadford is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
  • Doniphan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Doniphan is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Gannett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gannett is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gannett
  • Magic City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Magic City is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Triumph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Triumph is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
  • Elkhorn Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bullion ...

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

Adding Bullion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bullion in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bullion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bullion post office opened in 1880. The Bullion post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bullion.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Blaine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bullion - 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 Bullion area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Bullion 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/