Official Name: | Boles, Idaho |
Settlement Type: | Ghost Town |
Pushpin Map: | Idaho#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Boles |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Idaho |
Subdivision Name2: | Idaho County, Idaho |
Elevation Ft: | 4888 |
Elevation M: | 1490 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 45.9222°N -116.5497°W |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 83522[1] |
Area Code: | 208 |
Boles is a ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. It is near to Cottonwood, Idaho.[2]
The town was settled by Mr. and Mrs D.H. Boles to mine for gold. It then became a mining town, the town started losing residents in the 1930s because the gold rush was ending.[3] It had a post office in 1922.[4]
It had a population of 116 when the 1930 census was taken.[5]