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: 44.3721° (44° 22' 19")
Lon: -114.7356° (-114° 44' 8")
The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.
The county seat for Custer County is located in Challis. Challis lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Boot Hill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of only one cemetery that is within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Boot Hill Cemetery:<4>
- Stanley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Custer County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 7 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 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.
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Custer County
- Custer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Stanley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <6>
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
- Bayhorse ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhorse
- Bayhorse is located in Custer County
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- 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 Custer County
- Challis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Challis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challis
- Challis is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Challis <6>
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Custer County:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Idaho
- Cemeteries of Custer County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Idaho
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Idaho
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Idaho
- Cemeteries of Custer
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Boot Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #400952 (Boot Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #400952 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: Sunbeam
- County: Custer Elev: 1987
- Location given for GNIS #400952 (Boot Hill Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.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 Custer, 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: 44.3721, Longitude: -114.7356 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |