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Fort Boise

Ghost town · Canyon County, Idaho

Owyhee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Owyhee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Boise is a ghost town in Canyon County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Canyon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Boise as a historical populated place on the Owyhee 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 43.8291° N, 117.0132° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOwyhee
Elevation2,196 ft
Nearest living townNyssa, OR
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID399484
Coordinates43.82905, -117.01321

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What's there now

Fort Boise is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nyssa, OR (population 3,220), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,196 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 Fort Boise?

Fort Boise is in Canyon County, Idaho, at 43.8291, -117.0132.

How many ghost towns are in Canyon County?

Canyon County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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