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Welcome to View ...

View is located in Cassia County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

View is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of View is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named View - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near View ...

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

  • Burley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rupert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
    • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
  • Heyburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
    • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <5>
  • Paul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
    • Paul is located in Minidoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <5>
  • Oakley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <5>
  • Declo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
    • Declo is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <5>
  • Albion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
  • Malta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <5>
  • Acequia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
    • Acequia is located in Minidoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Pella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
    • Pella is located in Cassia 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 View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for View.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for View ...

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

Adding View to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the View post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for View.

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

The official website for Cassia County: www.cassiacounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Cassia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around View - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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