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Welcome to Owyhee ...Owyhee is located in Ada County<1>. The location of Owyhee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Owyhee: oh-WYE-hee<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Owyhee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Owyhee is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Owyhee is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Owyhee lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Owyhee: (208) and (986)<5> Communities Also Named Owyhee ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Owyhee - they are located in Nevada and Oregon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Owyhee. Communities near Owyhee ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Owyhee.
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 Owyhee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owyhee. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Owyhee. 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 Owyhee. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Owyhee. See our Newspapers Page for Owyhee. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owyhee ...Looking for more information about Owyhee? 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 Owyhee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Owyhee. Adding Owyhee to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Owyhee 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 Owyhee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Owyhee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Owyhee. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owyhee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Ada County: www.adaweb.net/ The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/ Footnotes ...
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