Welcome to Treasureton ...

Treasureton is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Treasureton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Treasureton is 5,070 feet [1,545 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Treasureton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Treasureton ...

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

• Preston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
• Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Downey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
• Dayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Weston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Clifton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
• Oxford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
• Swanlake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanlake
  • Swanlake is located in Bannock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanlake <5>
• Thatcher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Thatcher is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <5>
• Whitney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Franklin 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 Treasureton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Treasureton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Treasureton ...

Looking for more information about Treasureton? 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 Treasureton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Treasureton.

Adding Treasureton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Treasureton post office opened in 1881.

We also found Treasureton on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Idaho (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Treasureton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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