Record

About Boles

Boles is a ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. It is near to Cottonwood, Idaho.
From Wikipedia, "Boles, Idaho", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Boles, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Boles is

USGS topographic map around Boles — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

4 historic USGS maps cover Boles

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1955 Grangeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1959 Grangeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1963 Boles sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1980 Grangeville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Boles

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Idaho index.

Joseph7.9 mi S · Idaho
Mount Idaho20.3 mi E · Idaho
Florence36.4 mi SE · Idaho

Sources

Wikipedia, "Boles, Idaho": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q115483835.
USGS GNIS 376142.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).