Fort Boise

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · IDAHO

A historical populated place in Canyon County, Idaho, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Fort Boise
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Idaho
County: Canyon County
USGS Map: Owyhee
Coordinates: 43.8290506, -117.0132136
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GNIS Feature ID: 399484

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS historical note

First built as a temporary shelter in 1813 by John Reid, of the John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company, when he wintered here.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 399484. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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Text Canal names entered into the NHD and GNIS by the Idaho Department of Water Resources. The name of the individual canal company follows:

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.