Welcome to Terreton ...

Terreton is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terreton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1949.

Terreton is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Terreton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Terreton: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Terreton: 83450<5>

Communities near Terreton ...

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

• Roberts
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <6>
• Hamer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
  • Hamer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamer <6>
• Monteview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteview
  • Monteview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monteview <6>
• Lewisville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <6>
• Menan
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <6>
• Dubois
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
  • Dubois is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubois <6>
• Annis
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis
  • Annis is located in Jefferson County
• Garfield
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Jefferson County
• Plano
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Plano is located in Madison County
• Edmonds
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Edmonds is located in Madison 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 Terreton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Terreton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terreton ...

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

Adding Terreton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Terreton 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 Terreton was on a map titled Map of Idaho (from Mobile Oil, 1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Terreton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.id.us/

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