Welcome to Bullion ...

Bullion is located in Blaine County<1>.

The location of Bullion has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> In other words, the elevation 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)<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey
  • Hailey is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hailey <5>
• Ketchum
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum
  • Ketchum is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ketchum <5>
• Bellevue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Sun Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <5>
• Broadford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
  • Broadford is located in Blaine County
• Gannett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gannett
  • Gannett is located in Blaine County
• Magic City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Magic City is located in Blaine County
• Triumph
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triumph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
  • Triumph is located in Blaine County
• Elkhorn Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Village
  • Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County
• Picabo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picabo
  • Picabo is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picabo <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 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 for Bullion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bullion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Blaine County: www.co.blaine.id.us/

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