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A visit to the Boot Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Boot Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boot Hill Cemetery

Lat:   43.8327°   (43° 49' 57")

Lon:   -115.8423°   (-115° 50' 32")

The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Boise County<2>.

The county seat for Boise County is located in Idaho City. Idaho City lies just to the southeast of the Boot Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Boot Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boot Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Boise County
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the IOOF Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Boise County
  • Miner Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miner Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miner Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miner Grave is located in Boise County
  • Grimes Pass Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Pass Cemetery
    • The Grimes Pass Cemetery is located in Boise County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grimes Pass Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Grimes Pass.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158881 <6>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Boise County
  • Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery is located in Boise County
  • Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
    • The Ft. Boise Military Cemetery is located in Ada County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Boise Military Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Boise City.
    • The Ft. Boise Military Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boise Barracks Military Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80473 <6>
  • Idaho State Penitentiary Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownlee Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearl Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Idaho State Veterans Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
      • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Ada County
      • The Dry Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Syringa Gardens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80453 <6>
    • Morris Hill Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweet Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweet Cemetery is located in Gem County
    • Sweet-Montour Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Ada County
    • Joplin Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joplin Cemetery
      • The Joplin Cemetery is located in Ada County
      • The Joplin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Joplin Pioneer Cemetery
      • Joplins Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1597433 <6>
    • Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
      • The Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Ada County
      • The Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Terrace Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80661 <6>
    • Cloverdale Memorial Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Boot Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boot Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Idaho City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Placerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Quartzburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quartzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
    • Quartzburg is located in Boise County
  • Grimes Pass
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Pass
    • Grimes Pass is located in Boise County
  • Garden Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <7>
  • Crouch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Crouch is located in Boise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Lowman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
    • Lowman is located in Boise County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <7>
  • Boise Hills Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
    • Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
  • Banks
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in Boise County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <7>
  • Collister
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
    • Collister is located in Ada County
  • Boise City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
    • Boise City is located in Ada County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
    • Former name for Boise City:
    • Boise City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <7>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Brownlee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
      • Brownlee is located in Boise County
    • Pearl
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Gem County
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Ada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <7>
    • Boise Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
      • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
    • Sweet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Montour
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
      • Montour is located in Gem County
    • Eagle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mayfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Elmore County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Boot Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boise County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boot Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Boot Hill Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Boot Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #378031  (Boot Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #378031 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Idaho City
    • County: Boise         Elev: 1248
    • Location given for GNIS #378031 (Boot Hill Cemetery)

The official website for Boise County: www.co.boise.id.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Boise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Boot Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8327, Longitude: -115.8423       In this case, the coordinates for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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