Welcome to Lucile ...

Lucile is located in Idaho County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucile, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Lucile is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Lucile (for example, toward New Meadows), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Lucile: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Lucile: 83542<5>

Communities Also Named Lucile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Lucile - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lucile ...

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

• Riggins
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
  • Riggins is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riggins <6>
• White Bird
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bird
  • White Bird is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bird <6>
• Shells Lick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shells Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
  • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
• Copperville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Copperville is located in Idaho County
• Pollock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Pollock is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <6>
• Imnaha
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imnaha
  • Imnaha is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imnaha <6>
• Burgdorf
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgdorf
  • Burgdorf is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgdorf <6>
• Boles
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
  • Boles is located in Idaho County
• Mount Idaho
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Idaho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
  • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
• Grangeville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Grangeville is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grangeville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucile ...

Looking for more information about Lucile? 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 Lucile, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lucile.

Adding Lucile to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucile 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 Lucile was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lucile post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucile.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/

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