Welcome to Bovill ...

The city of Bovill is located in Latah County<1>.

The location of Bovill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Bovill: BO-vill<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bovill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bovill has a population of 260 people<4> (see below for details).

Bovill is 2,870 feet [875 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Bovill is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bovill lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Bovill: (208) & (986)<6>

The ZIP code for Bovill: 83806<7>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bovill had an population of 260 people (or a decrease of 14.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bovill had a population of 260 people. This makes Bovill the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Bovill represents 0.02% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 158th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 260 people, the population of Bovill decreased 14.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 305 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bovill.

Communities near Bovill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bovill.

• Troy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <8>
• Deary
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deary
  • Deary is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deary <8>
• Elk River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Elk River is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <8>
• Clarkia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkia
  • Clarkia is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkia <8>
• Linden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Latah County
• Emerald Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
  • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
• Harvard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in Latah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <8>
• Fernwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
  • Fernwood is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernwood <8>
• Five Corners ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Five Corners is located in Clearwater County
• Cameron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bovill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bovill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bovill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bovill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bovill. See our Newspapers Page for Bovill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bovill ...

Looking for more information about Bovill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bovill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bovill.

Adding Bovill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bovill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bovill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Bovill post office opened in 1907.

We also found Bovill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bovill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bovill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Latah County: www.latah.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/