Boles, Idaho

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Boles, Idaho
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Coordinates: 45°55′20″N116°32′59″W / 45.92222°N 116.54972°W / 45.92222; -116.54972
Country United States
State Idaho
County Idaho County, Idaho
Elevation
4,888 ft (1,490 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
83522 [1]
Area code 208

Boles is a ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. It is near to Cottonwood, Idaho. [2]

History

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]

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