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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Garden Valley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Garden Valley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Garden Valley ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Garden Valley: Garden Vly. (or less commonly used: Garden Vally. or Garden Vlly.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Garden Valley is located in Boise County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

Below are the counties that are near Garden Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garden Valley:

  • Boise County     (The home county of Garden Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden Valley, with the one closest to Garden Valley listed first.
    • Crouch
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Pass
      • Grimes Pass is located in Boise County
    • 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.<1> 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 <2>
    • Placerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brownlee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
      • Brownlee is located in Boise County
    • 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.<1> 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 <2>
    • 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.<1> 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 <2>
    • Idaho City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho City
      • Idaho City is located in Boise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho City <2>
  • Gem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden Valley, with the one closest to Garden Valley listed first.
    • 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.<1> 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 <2>
    • Sweet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Montour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
      • Montour is located in Gem County
    • Pearl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Gem County
  • Valley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden Valley, with the one closest to Garden Valley listed first.
    • Belvidere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Valley County
    • 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.<1> 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 <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garden Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Garden Valley.

Newspapers Published in Garden Valley ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garden Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garden Valley, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garden Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Garden Valley:

Cemeteries Near Garden Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garden Valley.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garden Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garden Valley, with the one closest to Garden Valley listed first.

  • Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery
  • Grimes Pass Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the IOOF Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Miner Grave
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miner Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miner Grave
  • Brownlee Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ola Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Boot Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Idaho City Pioneer Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Idaho City Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Idaho City Pioneer Cemetery
    • Sweet Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Cemetery
    • Sweet-Montour Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpha Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpha Cemetery
    • Pearl Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Garden Valley had a population of 54 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Garden Valley, with the one closest to Garden Valley listed first.

  • Quartzburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartzburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
    • Quartzburg 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneerville
    • Pioneerville 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.<1> 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 <2>
  • 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.<1> 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 <2>
  • Idaho City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho City
    • Idaho City is located in Boise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho City <2>
  • Sweet
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
    • Banner is located in Boise County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garden Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garden Valley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garden Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boise County: www.co.boise.id.us/

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

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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    
<4>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.
<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.
<6>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 Garden Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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