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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boot Hill Cemetery:
43.8327, -115.8423
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Miner Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Miner Grave is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Grave
- Grimes Pass Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Grimes Pass Cemetery is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Pass Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grimes Pass Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Grimes Pass.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158881 <5>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ft. Boise Military Cemetery is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Boise Military Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Boise.
- The Ft. Boise Military Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boise Barracks Military Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80473 <5>
- 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)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- The Dry Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Syringa Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80453 <5>
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- The Sweet Cemetery is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Cemetery
- Sweet-Montour Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joplin Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Joplin Cemetery is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin Cemetery
- The Joplin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joplin Pioneer Cemetery
- Joplins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1597433 <5>
- Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
- The Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Terrace Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80661 <5>
- 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 21 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)
- Quartzburg is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
- Grimes Pass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grimes Pass is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Pass
- Garden Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Banner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Crouch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Crouch is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Lowman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boise Hills Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
- Banks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collister
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Collister is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Boise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Boise is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
- Former name for Boise:
- Boise City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise <6>
- Brownlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brownlee is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Pearl
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boise Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boise Junction is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
- Sweet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montour is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
- Eagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Pages specific to Idaho:
- Pages specific to Boise County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #378031 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Boise
- Est. Elev: 1248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Idaho City
- Location given for Boot Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8326713 Lon: -115.8423319
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boot Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |