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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. 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:

44.3721, -114.7356

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 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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery

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)
    • Bonanza is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Custer ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Custer is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Stanley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayhorse ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bayhorse is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhorse
  • Garden City ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Garden City is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Challis
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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 first visit 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:
  • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #400952 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: Custer
      • Est. Elev: 1987 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sunbeam
      • Location given for Boot Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3721347     Lon: -114.735635
      • 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 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.