Welcome to Gardena ...
Gardena is located in Boise County<1>.
The pronunciation of Gardena: gar-DEEN-uh<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gardena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Gardena is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gardena is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Gardena lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gardena: 208 & 986<4>
Communities Also Named Gardena ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Gardena - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, North Dakota and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gardena.
Communities near Gardena ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gardena.
- Emmett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Gem County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <5>
- Horseshoe Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Crouch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Placerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
- Placerville is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <5>
- Sweet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
- Sweet is located in Gem County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet <5>
- Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Montour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Gem County
- Quartzburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quartzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
- Quartzburg is located in Boise County
- Garden Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Boise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Valley <5>
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 Gardena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gardena.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gardena. 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 Gardena.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardena. See our Newspapers Page for Gardena.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gardena ...
Looking for more information about Gardena? 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 Gardena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gardena.
Adding Gardena to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gardena 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 Gardena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Gardena post office opened in 1915.
We also found Gardena mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gardena.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gardena. 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: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Boise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Gardena. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gardena - 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 Gardena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Gardena 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |