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Nearest Communities to Garden Valley,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Garden Valley, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Garden Valley:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Garden Valley.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Garden Valley is located in Boise County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boise County: Ada, Custer, Elmore, Gem & Valley.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Garden Valley. Of these communities, 15 are located in counties other than Boise County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Garden Valley (which is Boise County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Garden Valley

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Boise County   (where Garden Valley resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.boise.id.us/
    • County Seat for Boise:   Idaho City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garden Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garden Valley.
      • Crouch
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
        • Crouch is located in Boise County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Grimes Pass
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Banks
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
        • Banks is located in Boise County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <4>
      • Quartzburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Granite
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
        • Granite is located in Boise County
      • Placerville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pioneerville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneerville
        • Pioneerville is located in Boise County
      • Big Eddy
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
        • Big Eddy is located in Boise County
      • Centerville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Centerville is located in Boise County
      • Star Ranch Summer Home Area
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Ranch Summer Home Area have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Ranch Summer Home Area
        • Star Ranch Summer Home Area is located in Boise County
      • New Centerville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
        • New Centerville is located in Boise County
      • Gardena
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
        • Gardena is located in Boise County
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Brownlee
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
          • Brownlee is located in Boise County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Brownlee
          • From Garden Valley to Brownlee
        • Lowman
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
          • Lowman is located in Boise County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <4>
        • Washington Mill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mill
          • Washington Mill is located in Boise County
        • Tenmile Summer Home Area
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile Summer Home Area have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Summer Home Area
          • Tenmile Summer Home Area is located in Boise County
        • Horseshoe Bend
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
          • Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <4>
        • Long Creek Summit Home
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek Summit Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Summit Home
          • Long Creek Summit Home is located in Boise County
        • Idaho City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Banner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
          • Banner is located in Boise County
        • Howell ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
          • Howell is located in Boise County
  • Gem County
    • County Website:   www.co.gem.id.us/
    • County Seat for Gem:   Emmett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garden Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garden Valley.
      • Ola
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
        • Ola is located in Gem County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <4>
      • Sweet
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Montour
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
        • Montour is located in Gem County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Montour
        • From Garden Valley to Montour
      • Marsh ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
        • Marsh is located in Gem County
      • Gross
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
        • Gross is located in Gem County
      • Pearl
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Canyon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Canyon
        • Black Canyon is located in Gem County
      • Plaza
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
        • Plaza is located in Gem County
      • Aikman ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aikman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
        • Aikman is located in Gem County
  • Valley County
    • County Seat for Valley:   Cascade
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garden Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garden Valley.
      • High Valley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
        • High Valley is located in Valley County
      • Smiths Ferry
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Ferry
        • Smiths Ferry is located in Valley County
      • Alpha
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
        • Alpha is located in Valley County
      • Cabarton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabarton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabarton
        • Cabarton is located in Valley County
      • Belvidere
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cascade
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
        • Cascade is located in Valley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garden Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0920, Longitude: -115.9544    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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