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Welcome to Tiegs Corner ...

Tiegs Corner is located in Canyon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Tiegs Corner: Tiegs Cor. (or less commonly used: Tiegs Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Tiegs Corner for more information about variations on the name of Tiegs Corner.

Tiegs Corner is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tiegs Corner is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Tiegs Corner lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Tiegs Corner: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Tiegs Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tiegs Corner.

  • Boise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boise is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
    • Former name for Boise:
    • Boise City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise <4>
  • Meridian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nampa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nampa is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <4>
  • Caldwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kuna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Garden City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Star
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Middleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marsing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Tiegs Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tiegs Corner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tiegs Corner. 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 Tiegs Corner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tiegs Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Tiegs Corner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tiegs Corner ...

Looking for more information about Tiegs Corner? 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 Tiegs Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tiegs Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tiegs Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Tiegs Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Tiegs Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.