Welcome to Fort Boise ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Boise. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Boise to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Boise, please Contact Us.
Fort Boise would have been located within present day Canyon County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Boise: Ft. Boise
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Boise is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fort Boise is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Fort Boise was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Fort Boise was located: 208 & 986<4>
Communities near Fort Boise ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Boise.
- Caldwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Payette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nyssa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <5>
- Homedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Parma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <5>
- New Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Fort Boise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Boise.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Boise. 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 Fort Boise.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Boise. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Boise.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Boise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Canyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Boise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Fort Boise area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Boise area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |