Welcome to Lost River ...

The city of Lost River is located in Butte County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lost River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Lost River: Lost Riv.

Lost River is 5,420 feet [1,652 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lost River is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lost River lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Lost River: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Lost River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Lost River: This one is located in Butte County and the other is located in Custer County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 9 communities that are also named Lost River - they are located in Alaska, Indiana (2), Kentucky, New Hampshire, Oregon, Quebec and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lost River.

Communities near Lost River ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Lost River.

• Arco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
  • Arco is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <5>
• Mackay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
  • Mackay is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackay <5>
• Moore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <5>
• Butte City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
  • Butte City is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Lost River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Lost River is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 68 people
• Alder City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder City
  • Alder City is located in Custer County
• Howe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Howe is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <5>

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 Lost River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lost River.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lost River. 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 Lost River.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lost River ...

Looking for more information about Lost River? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lost River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lost River.

Adding Lost River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lost River 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 Lost River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lost River post office opened in 1885.

We also found Lost River in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lost River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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