Welcome to Chilly ...
Chilly is located in Custer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chilly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Chilly is 6,310 feet [1,923 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Chilly is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Chilly lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Chilly: 208 & 986<3>
Communities near Chilly ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Chilly.
- Mackay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
- Mackay is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackay <5>
- Dickey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Alder City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder City
- Alder City is located in Custer County
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- 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 <5>
- Bayhorse ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhorse
- Bayhorse is located in Custer County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chilly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chilly.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chilly. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chilly.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chilly ...
Looking for more information about Chilly? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chilly, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chilly.
Adding Chilly to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chilly in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chilly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Chilly post office opened in 1902.
We also found Chilly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chilly.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chilly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chilly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Chilly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Chilly area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |