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A visit to the Mountain View 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 Mountain View Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain View Cemetery:

43.6185, -116.2854

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

The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Ada County<2>.

The county seat for Ada County is located in Boise. Boise lies just to the east of the Mountain View Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain View Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mountain View Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Morris Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Joplin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Idaho State Veterans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Five Mile Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lower Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Lower Fairview Cemetery is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Fairview Cemetery
    • The Lower Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80460 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Star Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
      • The Star Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Home of the Peace Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959845 <5>
    • Kuna Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kuna Cemetery is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kuna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kuna.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970611 <5>
    • Kuna Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kuna Pioneer Cemetery is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kuna Pioneer Cemetery is located in Kuna.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162557 <5>
    • Kohlerlawn Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Kohlerlawn Cemetery is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlerlawn Cemetery
      • The Kohlerlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nampa City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #494975 <5>
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pearl Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Middleton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Mountain View Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Boise Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
  • Collister
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Collister is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Boise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Boise Hills Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
  • Meridian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eagle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kuna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Star
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nampa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nampa is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <6>
  • Kings Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
  • Pearl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pearl is located in Gem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bowmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowmont is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
    • Middleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Melba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Emmett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Horseshoe Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Caldwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bramwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bramwell is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
    • Montour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Montour is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour

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 Mountain View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ada County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain View Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boise
    • Boise lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Mountain View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boise.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
  • Caldwell
  • Emmett
    • Emmett lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mountain View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emmett.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Meridian
  • Middleton
  • Nampa
    • Nampa lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Mountain View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nampa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa

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 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 Mountain View Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Ada 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 Mountain View Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #394797  (Mountain View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #394797 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: Ada
      • Est. Elev: 820 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cloverdale
      • Location given for Mountain View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6184991     Lon: -116.2853982
      • 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 Ada, 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- Mountain View 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.