Welcome to Empire City ...

So far, we found very little information about Empire City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Empire City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Empire City, please Contact Us.

Empire City would have been located within present day Owyhee County<2>.

The location of Empire City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Empire City is 7,880 feet [2,402 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Empire City is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Empire City was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Empire City still existed, it would have been in the (208) and (986)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Empire City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Empire City - they are located in Kansas (2), Minnesota, Nevada and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Empire City.

Communities near Empire City ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Empire City.

• Jordan Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
  • Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan Valley <6>
• De Lamar ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
  • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
• Oreana
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
  • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
• Murphy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <6>
• Swan Falls
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
  • Swan Falls is located in Ada County
• Walters Ferry
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
  • Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
• Cliffs
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
  • Cliffs is located in Owyhee County
• Melba
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
  • Melba is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <6>

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 Empire City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Empire City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Empire City. 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 Empire City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Empire City. See our Newspapers Page for Empire City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/