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Blacks

Ghost town · Ada County, Idaho

Indian Creek Reservoir quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Indian Creek Reservoir quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blacks is a ghost town in Ada County, Idaho. It is one of 3 former communities in Ada County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blacks as a historical populated place on the Indian Creek Reservoir topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.4638° N, 116.0093° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndian Creek Reservoir
Elevation3,528 ft
Nearest living townRobie Creek, ID
Distance to it14.1 miles
GNIS feature ID399347
Coordinates43.46378, -116.00927

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What's there now

Blacks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Robie Creek, ID (population 1,240), about 14.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,528 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Blacks?

Blacks is in Ada County, Idaho, at 43.4638, -116.0093.

How many ghost towns are in Ada County?

Ada County, Idaho has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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