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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 Maddens (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 Maddens. 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.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Maddens is located in Canyon 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 Canyon County: Ada, Gem, Owyhee, Payette & Malheur (OR).

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

  • Canyon County     (The home county of Maddens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maddens, with the one closest to Maddens listed first.
    • Middleton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Caldwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Nampa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
      • Nampa is located in Canyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <1>
    • Weitz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitz
      • Weitz is located in Canyon County
    • Huston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston
      • Huston is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huston <1>
    • Kings Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
      • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
    • Greenleaf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Notus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notus
      • Notus is located in Canyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notus <1>
    • Sand Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
      • Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Canyon County
    • Bowmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
      • Bowmont is located in Canyon County
    • Wilder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maddens, with the one closest to Maddens listed first.
    • Star
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Ada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <1>
    • Meridian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eagle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Kuna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Ada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <1>
    • Boise Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
      • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
    • Collister
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
      • Collister is located in Ada County
    • Boise City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
      • Boise City is located in Ada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
      • Former name for Boise City:
      • Boise City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <1>
    • Boise Hills Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
      • Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
    • Swan Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
      • Swan Falls is located in Ada County
  • Boise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maddens, with the one closest to Maddens listed first.
    • Horseshoe Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Brownlee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
      • Brownlee is located in Boise County
  • Gem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maddens, with the one closest to Maddens listed first.
    • Bramwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
      • Bramwell is located in Gem County
    • Emmett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Letha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
      • Letha is located in Gem County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letha <1>
    • Pearl
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Gem County
    • Montour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
      • Montour is located in Gem County
    • Sweet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Owyhee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maddens, with the one closest to Maddens listed first.
    • Marsing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Homedale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homedale
      • Homedale is located in Owyhee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homedale <1>
    • Murphy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Payette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maddens, with the one closest to Maddens listed first.
    • New Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Plymouth
      • New Plymouth is located in Payette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Plymouth <1>
    • Buckingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Payette County
    • Fruitland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Payette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <1>
  • Malheur County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maddens, with the one closest to Maddens listed first.
    • Nyssa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyssa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
      • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <1>
    • Adrian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <1>
    • Owyhee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owyhee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
      • Owyhee is located in Malheur County (OR)

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

Cemeteries Near Maddens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maddens.

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 Maddens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kohlerlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Middleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Canyon Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Five Mile Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenleaf Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenleaf Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Greenleaf.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1405947 <4>
  • Peaceful Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peaceful Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peaceful Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the west of Marsing.
    • The Peaceful Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Knowlton Heights Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153586 <4>
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...
    • Cloverdale Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Joplin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joplin Cemetery
      • The Joplin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Joplin Pioneer Cemetery
      • Joplins Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1597433 <4>

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>

While we didn't find Maddens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maddens.

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

  • Middleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Ada County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <1>
  • Nampa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
    • Nampa is located in Canyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <1>
  • Notus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notus
    • Notus is located in Canyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notus <1>
  • Kuna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Mora is located in Ada County
  • Boise City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
    • Boise City is located in Ada County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
    • Former name for Boise City:
    • Boise City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <1>
  • Parma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Parma is located in Canyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <1>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Nyssa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyssa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
      • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <1>
    • Owyhee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owyhee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
      • Owyhee is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Sweet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Owyhee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owyhee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
      • Owyhee is located in Ada County
    • Horseshoe Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Rockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Owyhee County

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

Newspapers Published in Maddens ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maddens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maddens, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maddens.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Maddens:

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

The official website for Canyon County: www.canyoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maddens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maddens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6618, Longitude: -116.5979       In this case, the coordinates for Maddens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Maddens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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