Welcome to Triangle ...

Triangle is located in Owyhee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Triangle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Triangle is 5,130 feet [1,564 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Triangle is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Triangle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Triangle - they are located in California, Florida (2), Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Triangle ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Triangle.

• Silver City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <5>
• Empire City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
  • Empire City is located in Owyhee County
• De Lamar ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
  • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
• Cliffs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
  • Cliffs is located in Owyhee County
• Oreana
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
  • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
• Jordan Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
  • Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan Valley <5>
• Dickshooter
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickshooter
  • Dickshooter is located in Owyhee County
• Grand View
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Grand View is located in Owyhee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand View <5>
• Murphy
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Triangle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Triangle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Triangle ...

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

Adding Triangle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Triangle post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Triangle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/

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